The Infinite Software Crisis – Jake Nations, Netflix
NetflixNetflix(US:NFLX) AI Engineer·2025-12-20 17:00

In 1968, the term ""Software Crisis"" emerged when systems grew beyond what developers could manage. Every generation since has ""solved"" it with more powerful tools, only to create even bigger problems. Today, AI accelerates the pattern into the Infinite Software Crisis. AI-generated codebases mirror the meandering conversations that created them. Every clarification and pivot gets baked into your architecture. We're vibecoding our way to disaster. The solution: choose simple over easy. One long conversat ...