How To De-Slop A Codebase Ruined By AI (with one skill)
242K views · Apr 29, 2026 · Science & Technology
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@Connardinho · 13 days ago (edited)
Don't forget architecture is not just a set of static rules that can be applied blindly in any codebase, but is actually tightly coupled to what's your application/module/unit meaning is , inside a broader system
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@smaranh · 5 months ago
That ended on a cliffhanger 😄
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@shreyashc · 5 months ago
one more skill bro, just one more skill, we will have AGI 😂
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@James-l5s7k · 5 months ago
Every last concept you brought up just makes me want to only use Pascal XD
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@MattBodman · 5 months ago
I'm glad I'm not the only one who wears wrinkly jumpers. Another great video, thanks Matt!
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@SergiySev · 5 months ago
You are absolutely right!
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@firsh · 4 months ago
Today Claude complimented on my codebase I've recently ran this on: "This codebase is unusually handoff-friendly" :D
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@mrshrek8767 · 5 months ago
Ty matt ur guidence has been increible. I've been able to streamline my process with all of your awesome tips :)
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@shaochiehlin8322 · 5 months ago
Great content, always learned a lot. Thank you Matt
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@heliosophist334 · 1 month ago
I was recently re-reading John Lakos' excellent "Large Scale C++ Software Design" and kinda implemented a similar system. Wish I knew about your agent skills sooner. Great work Matt.
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@hello-hello-are-u · 5 months ago
Thanks a lot, i improved my codebase a lot by using this !
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@beloooop · 4 months ago
Amazing content, thank you so much. I have been using your skills for about a week and it helped me a lot to get much more structure into my projects and overall decrease the mental load. It would be incredibly helpful to have you explain the context.MD and domain model concept. I feel like this is helping me a lot although I initially underappreciated it compared to grill me or TDD.
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