{"slug": "ask-hn-does-taste-matter-when-writting-code", "title": "Ask HN: Does taste matter when writting code", "summary": "A Hacker News user asked whether taste matters in coding, sparking discussion about the role of human judgment and discernment in software development as AI tools advance. Commenters affirmed that taste, including the ability to detect code smell, is important in knowledge work.", "body_md": "Hacker News\nnew\n|\npast\n|\ncomments\n|\nask\n|\nshow\n|\njobs\n|\nsubmit\nlogin\nAsk HN: Does taste matter when writting code\n2 points\nby\nrafaepta\n24 minutes ago\n|\nhide\n|\npast\n|\nfavorite\n|\n2 comments\nTaste is valued as a scarce resource as AI gains ground. I totally believe that when designing and writing an essay, human dimension and taste matter. Does it matter for coding?\nhelp\nungreased0675\n12 minutes ago\n|\nnext\n[–]\nJudgement and discernment matter in most knowledge work. Code smell is a real thing.\nreply\nfunctionmouse\n18 minutes ago\n|\nprev\n|\nnext\n[–]\nSure, it matters everywhere.\nreply\nGuidelines\n|\nFAQ\n|\nLists\n|\nAPI\n|\nSecurity\n|\nLegal\n|\nApply to YC\n|\nContact\nSearch:", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-does-taste-matter-when-writting-code", "canonical_source": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48583761", "published_at": "2026-06-18 11:27:19+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-18 11:53:05.057408+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-ethics", "developer-tools"], "entities": ["Hacker News"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-does-taste-matter-when-writting-code", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-does-taste-matter-when-writting-code.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-does-taste-matter-when-writting-code.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-does-taste-matter-when-writting-code.jsonld"}}