Using AI to write better code more slowly | Read the Tea Leaves
A lot of people seem convinced that the point of AI coding is to write low-quality code as fast as possible. Spew out barely-passable slop, open massive PRs, and merge them unvetted. Ship it! But t…
Using AI to write better code more slowly | Read the Tea Leaves Read the Tea Leaves Software and other dark arts, by Nolan Lawson Home Apps Code Talks About << The diminished art of coding 25 May Using AI to write better code more slowly Posted May 25, 2026 by Nolan Lawson in software engineering . Tagged: AI . 27 Comments A lot of people seem convinced that the point of AI coding is to write low-quality code as fast as possible. Spew out barely-passable slop, open massive PRs, and merge them unvetted. Ship it! But the thing is, LLMs are very flexible. And you can use them just as effectively
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