Ask HN: What is poor quality vibe code that adds to technical debt called?

7 pointsyranadive6mo ago6 comments

I see junior engineers blindly accepting LLM suggested code and adding to technical debt. What is the widely used term used in the vernacular for this?

6 comments

GianFabien6mo ago

Slopware

In the begining we had hardware and software. Then came firmware, the code in read-only/mostly memory.

appreciatorBus6mo ago

We could just call it vibe code?

MrVandemar6mo ago

“Stupid” about covers it.

boltzmann-brain6mo ago

slopcode

GianFabien6mo ago

ungreased06756mo ago

AI slop is a term I’ve seen in a few places.

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Ask HN: What is poor quality vibe code that adds to technical debt called?

7 pointsyranadive6mo ago6 comments

I see junior engineers blindly accepting LLM suggested code and adding to technical debt. What is the widely used term used in the vernacular for this?

6 comments

GianFabien6mo ago

Slopware

In the begining we had hardware and software. Then came firmware, the code in read-only/mostly memory.

appreciatorBus6mo ago

We could just call it vibe code?

MrVandemar6mo ago

“Stupid” about covers it.

boltzmann-brain6mo ago

slopcode

GianFabien6mo ago

ungreased06756mo ago

AI slop is a term I’ve seen in a few places.

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