Software Quality Continues to Decline, but Everyone Is Cheerful Amid the AI Boom
Despite the continuous advancement of AI models and high promises of programming efficiency, the actual software experience is deteriorating across the board: banking apps require multiple FaceID verifications, Slack windows steal focus causing accidental command sends, and car system updates introduce frequent bugs. The author argues that even with the latest models and ample token budgets, teams fail to improve stability because vendors have long been KPI-driven, where fixing bugs is less "impressive" than new features. However, this collective "AI debt" is creating opportunities for independent developers to build better everyday software using tools previously out of reach.
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