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EPISODE · Sep 19, 2026 · 20 MIN

Is AI Coding Making Technical Debt Worse?

from HTML All The Things - Web Development, AI, and Developer Careers · host Matt Lawrence and Mike Karan

Is AI coding making technical debt worse, or could it help us finally clean it up? In this edition of the Web News, Matt and Mike debate how tighter deadlines, unchecked code, and AI’s context limits affect maintainability - and whether clean code still matters when AI can navigate the mess. Inspired by this r/webdev discussion: https://www.reddit.com/r/webdev/comments/1wi3mi5/is_vibe_coding_creating_a_hidden_technical_debt/ Show Notes: https://www.htmlallthethings.com/podcast/is-ai-coding-making-technical-debt-worse

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Is AI coding making technical debt worse, or could it help us clean it up? Matt and Mike discuss how pressure to ship faster can lead to messy codebases, debate whether clean code still matters when AI can navigate the chaos, and explore why developers need time to tackle the mess.

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