2026-06-11

Lines of Code Got a Better Publicist

crisp critique of vanity metrics in AI-assisted engineering, especially for headcount and performance narratives.

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Gist: argues current AI-engineering rhetoric has regressed from measuring outcomes to measuring volume; “% of code written by AI” is just lines-of-code worship in new clothing, and should not be confused with delivery speed, quality, reliability, or customer value.

Newsletter angle: pair with the Narayanan piece, anti-AI-washing on layoffs plus anti-vanity-metrics on productivity claims.

Retrieval note: extracted via FXTwitter API; followed linked essay for full gist.