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I'm going back to writing code by hand
2026-05-11In a piece about returning to manual coding, the author and readers criticize AI code generators for lacking the human judgment required to adapt architectural constraints over time. Without exhaustive, line-by-line human review, AI tools often contort software to fit outdated rules or hide catastrophic mistakes that eventually render the codebase unmaintainable. Consequently, developers are finding that the intense oversight needed to prevent hidden errors makes writing code by hand a more reliable and practical approach.
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