# The Case for Lazy Programmers: Why AI Code Feels Wrong

- slug: the-case-for-lazy-programmers-why-ai-code-feels-wrong
- date: 2026-04-13
- category: Artificial Intelligence

Bryan Cantrill argues that the reason AI-generated code is bloated and hard to maintain is that it lacks the one constraint that makes human software worth writing: a deep reluctance to do the same thing twice.

---