Is AI Coding Making Technical Debt Worse?

HTML All The Things - Web Development, AI, and Developer Careers · Sep 19, 2026 · 20:26

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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