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A Review of Some Slopware

Date Mon 24 August 2026 Tags #noAI / codebyhand / slopware

I've been subjected to two (obvious) examples of slopware apps. I've read dozens and dozens of conference submissions that appeared to be slopware. I have some observations.

BLUF

My observations:

  • AI Writing is Crap
  • AI-Written Apps are Crap
  • AI-Written Apps Reflect Second-Espresso Bad Ideas
  • AI-Written Apps Displace Problems

Important

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We Write Code By Hand

Date Thu 30 July 2026 Tags #noAI / #humanjson / codebyhand

Here's an interesting group:

https://handcraftedcode.org

I'm an "absolutely no LLM" bigot. I need to do the thinking. I like to do the fiddly, tedious hard parts. I always have liked it.

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The human.json Protocol

Date Fri 20 March 2026 Tags #noAI / #humanjson

See https://codeberg.org/robida/human.json.

This content is human-generated. All the mistakes are mine, without the taint of AI slop.

I've added the needed human.json, and can update it if you want me to vouch for your content, also.

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