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How Verifier Loops Made AI Coding Useful | The Rise of Vibeware, Abandonware and Technical Debt as Consequence

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How did unintelligent, hallucinating AI progress from nearly useless to writing entire, complex applications and at what cost?

22nd Mar 2026

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