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AI Slop Refactoring Sparks New Engineering Demand
Experienced engineers now face a surge in "slop refactoring" work to stabilize AI-generated prototypes. While OpenAI sparked fears of developer replacement, the reality is a shift toward cleaning up low-quality code. This trend transforms the role of the developer into a high-level auditor. Practitioners must now prioritize production-readiness over simple generation.