The best code is the one you shift+delete
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A developer shares how AI coding models change the economics of writing throwaway scaffolding code. Rather than focusing on code generation speed, the real value is in enabling disposable scripts and harnesses that would previously be too expensive to bother writing. Three real examples are covered: an AI-assisted log analyzer for a production incident, a comparison harness for a major query engine refactor in RavenDB's Corax, and introspection hooks for query plan visualization. The key insight is that cheap scaffolding lowers the cost of understanding complex systems, while production code still demands full author ownership and discipline — including tests and line-by-line review.
