What Vicki Boykis thinks about code generation
Machine learning engineer working on recommender systems, personalization and information retrieval; author of the 'What are embeddings?' text.
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2 dated positions, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Vicki Boykis has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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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.
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Our readingAI code generation's default reward loop works like a slot machine and undermines skill retention.
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.)
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