Now that AI codes for cents, contributors are paid for the delivery, not the code—so no mercy for sloppy pull requests anymore.

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As AI tools like Claude Code make code generation nearly free, the value of contributors shifts from writing code to delivering it correctly. Open source maintainers can now afford to raise standards: pull requests without descriptions, unfocused changes, oversized diffs, or unapproved features will be rejected without hesitation. Working code is the new baseline — what's valued is discipline, clear communication, and adherence to project rules.

Couriers, Not Coders

<p>The idea that functional code is now the ‘baseline’ rather than the ‘end goal’ is a powerful shift. As AI assistants handle the execution, the ‘human’ elements of software engineering  (technical discipline, team alignment etc) have never been more critical. Now we can lean harder into the craft: architecture, docs, team standards, acceptance criteria etc…</p>
