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I agree, but would add that maintability is , and always has been , a hallmark of quality software.

LLM spaghetti code is unacceptable.

LLM code with a complex pile of overlayed abstractions only someone with a PhD in Software Engineering can debug or even get to compile years later when public APIs change is also unacceptable.

Same thing with human engineered software abstractions.

But I get you. Human directed AI is the only way to go ... for now ...



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