the real flex isn’t writing code. it’s writing maintainable code. yes or no?

@codevsdev The real flex is writing code that lets ai agents write maintainable code 😂

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@codevsdev yes. leaving behind something others can actually touch is the real skill

@codevsdev I think that's right. But now it's "using AI to write maintainable code."

@codevsdev yes. mostly 'cause that means i'm flexin' on the haters

@codevsdev Define maintainable code? Therein lies the challenge - subjective

@codevsdev No, the only flex is writing maintainable looking code that is only maintainable by me.

@codevsdev too little known about the idiots interacting with my code i'd need more info :P

@codevsdev Depends if you're pre or post product market fit

@codevsdev On the other hand, the code will be maintained by AI agents, so it is their problem anyway.

@codevsdev No, it's writing code you understand.

@codevsdev i would hope the obvious answer would be: > yes, maintainable ai code and actually ai works better with maintainable commented code etc win win ?

@codevsdev Before AI you could write unmaintainable spaghetti code, with AI you can have unmaintainable spaghetti code. Where is flex ?

@codevsdev i think code maintenance is less of a problem every day. people forget code is also 10x easier to maintain since ai.

@codevsdev Yeah the ai writes it and maintains it......duh

@codevsdev The real flex is writing code that needs no maintenance. Build it once. Upgrade it when needed. Discard it when its job is done. Good software survives being reused. Great software survives being deleted. You probably won’t flex your code much. Creating value is the goal

@codevsdev agree

@codevsdev Absolutely. A code that you don't understand yourself the next day, it not the code a real developer writes

@codevsdev more like writing maintainable architecture

@codevsdev Yes, if you don't want to bankrupt yourself with technical debt The SV approach is to just ship as fast as possible and fix it when (if) you ever become profitable. I think they hope AI will fix the problems it created Different mentality when you aren't risking your own money

@codevsdev Yes

@codevsdev You are right. The future I am unable to see - if agents also maintain the code for the long term, does it matter?

@codevsdev Making something that works really well is more important than making something maintainable. Rollercoaster tycoon doesn't need to be maintainable, it was just made really well.

@codevsdev No real flex is having users

@codevsdev Why is your AI flexing?

@codevsdev true. writing code that just works is different than writing code that's maintainable and readable

@codevsdev Yes, but the actual flex is writing code someone else can confidently delete. That is when you know it is maintainable.

@codevsdev Strictly no. half the "maintainable" code i've seen is just over-engineering for a future that never came. if the next dev can delete your code without fear, that's the actual flex

@codevsdev Code became a commodity and not all code needs to be maintained

@codevsdev Yes

@codevsdev I'd start with code that works. No one is going to be maintaining anything if it doesn't do the business.

@codevsdev Very true! This is actually why I would hire a professional software engineer to turn my vibe-coded app to a production-ready app

@codevsdev yes メンテできないコードは自らの手に負えない怪物である