The 22 patterns of AI code slop, and how to delete them
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Your agent writes code that looks right. Interfaces with one implementation. Comments that restate the next line. try/except that swallows errors. Names like data and process . A dependency that does not exist. Tests that were edited to pass. Reviewers approve it because it resembles the patterns g…
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The 22 patterns of AI code slop, and how to delete them