Machine learning engineer working on recommender systems, personalization and information retrieval; author of the 'What are embeddings?' text.
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Their wordsBut in this new era, we must delete code even harder, because if we don't constantly remove complexity, we are going to drown in generated kudzu slop that overtakes codebases.
Their wordsCode generation, in its default mode, is antithetical to skill retention, particularly because its UX affordances are reminiscent of a slot machine's: you pull the lever, you get a reward (a solution to your coding problem.)
Vicki BoykisMachine learning engineer working on recommender systemsDeleting code is hard, particularly because it's a thankless task that usually doesn't go on promo packets, which is why we end up shipping hundreds of thousands of lines of sparkle emoji magic wand AI features, but deleting code is silent.↗Bad code is kudzuvickiboykis.com · 1 Sept 2026All korrents from this piece
Their wordsDeleting code is hard, particularly because it's a thankless task that usually doesn't go on promo packets, which is why we end up shipping hundreds of thousands of lines of sparkle emoji magic wand AI features, but deleting code is silent.