Why AI Has Turned Software Engineering Into a Soulless Slop Factory

A grumpy screed about AI in software engineering

After twenty years in the industry, I find my entire professional life drowning in AI-generated slop, from code reviews to roadmaps. What was once a craft is now a slog where opting out is professionally suicidal. Even Apple is releasing slopware, making it nearly impossible to stand out in a universe filled with automated mediocrity. I fear non-AI projects will remain a niche, leaving us to struggle for sanity in a world that demands we embrace the machine.

"Every company asks about your opinion on AI now as one of the first interviews. It's basically shorthand for determining whether you'll be difficult or not."