Code is a liability (not an asset)

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This week on my podcast, I read “Code is a liability (not an asset),” a recent post from my Pluralistic.net blog, about the bad ideas behind the drive to replace programmers with chatbots. Code is a liability. Code’s capabilities are assets. The goal of a tech shop is to have code whose capabilities generate more... <a href="https://craphound.com/news/2026/01/19/code-is-a-liability-not-an-asset/" class="more-link" title="Read Code is a liability (not an asset)">more <i class="fa fa-chevron-right"></i></a>

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