alt Hacker NewsThat's because the purpose of code is to be used, not to be read.
The only purpose of the written word is to be read.
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SoftTalker • today at 3:58 PM
That's the difference to me. Code is used as instructions to computers. Written human language is used to to communicate thoughts, ideas, feelings to other humans.
I disagree with the premise that "we" are all OK with AI slop computer code however. Even if it's just for consumption by machines, for at least some developers it is a creative outlet.
I've always tried to write code for future maintainers first. That is often me.