The latest articles on DEV Community by Abid Omar (@abid_omar_0fd69c8725b7f70). https://dev.to/abid_omar_0fd69c8725b7f70 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3901240%2Ff75b342c-6129-46ab-8104-210aa1117d7d.png https://dev.to/abid_omar_0fd69c8725b7f70 en Abid Omar Mon, 27 Apr 2026 21:32:37 +0000 https://dev.to/abid_omar_0fd69c8725b7f70/ai-coding-tools-are-powerful-but-are-they-slowly-making-our-code-worse-5al2 https://dev.to/abid_omar_0fd69c8725b7f70/ai-coding-tools-are-powerful-but-are-they-slowly-making-our-code-worse-5al2 <p>I’ve been using AI coding tools a lot recently (Cursor, Copilot, Claude Code, etc.).</p> <p>They’re amazing for speed and you can build features way faster than before.</p> <p>But I’ve started noticing a pattern after working on the same project for a while:</p> <ul> <li>duplicate functions instead of reusing logic</li> <li>second “auth” or API layers appearing out of nowhere</li> <li>random files being added</li> <li>builds breaking after small AI-generated changes</li> </ul> <p>It’s not obvious at first, but over time the project becomes harder to maintain.</p> <p>I’m trying to understand if this is a common issue or just something in my workflow.</p> <p>So I made a short survey (2–3 minutes):<br> <a href="https://forms.gle/qchHotjCM1XUh4Vn9" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://forms.gle/qchHotjCM1XUh4Vn9</a></p> <p>No personal data, no code sharing ,just your experience.</p> <p>If you’ve used AI tools in real projects, I’d really value your input.</p> ai codequality discuss softwareengineering