If you can't fix them without LLMs, then you can't fix them. You probably shouldn't be trusted with maintaining the codebase in the first place.
(Update: you're a Debian developer so you're even more familiar with how that world works than I am.)
I'm merely trying to establish that it's bad. A lot of HN seems to be cheering for the badness. That is, to me, unfathomable.
I've pointed out to you that LLMs are forced onto people. I fear you are out of touch with the job market requirements of 2026.
All I'm trying to say here is that slopcode is generally a bad idea. If you are forced to slopcode to earn a living, I am not saying you shouldn't do that ("be a purist", as you'd put it). I'm just trying to point out that HN doesn't seem to generally acknowledge that concept as being bad.
Slop is not okay, this isn't disputed.
When you say "If you are forced to slopcode" you are implying that LLMs (or humans who operate the tools) can only produce slop with it.
No.
Just because you are forced to use an LLM, does not mean you can only produce slop.