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

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

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

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

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

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

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

@codevsdev Yes! Sadly thats easily lost with the amount AI is shipping today

@codevsdev I would even say its writing maintainable systems... AI can pretty much refactor any piece of garbage code these days, duplication is not a problem too for it, but maintaining a system is still hard

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

@codevsdev It’s creating the system that keeps in maintainable.

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

@codevsdev Code that works >>> code only you can understand

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

@codevsdev The real flex is writing profitable code

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

@codevsdev more like writing maintainable architecture

@codevsdev I think coding in general isn’t the complex part, but interoperability of different code and infrastructure. Making that work reliably is the flex.

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

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

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

@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 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 The new real flex is getting AI to write maintainable code

@codevsdev real flex it knowing your 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 agree

@codevsdev Yes

@codevsdev writing codes that self maintainable