Cleanup isn't the problem. Clean code doesn't really matter so much anymore, agents can be guided with tools and orchestration to "clean up" bad code: https://s

Cleanup isn't the problem. Clean code doesn't really matter so much anymore, agents can be guided with tools and orchestration to "clean up" bad code: https://sibylline.dev/articles/2026-01-14-digital-alchemy-turning-slop-into-gold/ https://sibylline.dev/articles/2026-01-14-digital-alchemy-tu... The bottleneck is validating that the software does everything it says that it does correctly: https://sibylline.dev/articles/2026-01-27-stop-orchestrating-and-start-validating/ https://sibylline.dev/articles/2026-01-27-stop-orchestrating... Right now most vibe coders are trying to hype semi-broken software and foist validation on early adopters. This is unsustainable.