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There is no proof good code will matter in the future, since the notion is based on human ease of use and humans will not modify most code.

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AI and human skill Practised abilities decaying because a machine now does them: writing, thinking, reading anything long.

software quality Whether a program is any good and how anyone would know: tests, review, debt, and what a suite cannot cover.

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  1. Thorsten Ball
    There's no proof that "good code" will matter in the future. The notion of "good code" itself is mostly based on the idea that it's easy/cheap/efficient for humans to work with. But humans won't modify the majority of code.

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