AI Writes the Code, But Nobody Knows Anything Anymore
The problem is not the AI code, but nobody knows anything anymore
When AI generates entire codebases, the real crisis isn't the code's quality—it's that teams no longer understand their own systems. A viral tweet from an engineer at a large company describes specs, tests, and tickets all written by Claude Code, with engineers working 12-hour days just pressing enter. The author argues that intent, taste, and architecture become critical as maintenance remains the ultimate challenge.
I am done with this shit. It is over. The state of engineering right now is horrible. It has been half a month since I started a new role at a big company. Nobody knows anything here. The specs, code, tests, PRDs, tickets, resolution of those tickets, reports, etc., everything is made by Claude Code.