Code for Machines, Not Just Humans: Quantifying AI-Friendliness with Code Health Metrics · HackerPapers discussionshttps://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2601.02200/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMTCode for Machines, Not Just Humans: Quantifying AI-Friendliness with Code Health Metrics — mentioned by paffdragonhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49083878urn:hackerpapers:mention:2601.02200:49083878Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:49:57 GMT<p>&gt; is there any proof that slop matters beyond our sensibilities as developers? I&#x27;ve seen a few papers recently on the topic in terms of LLM, here is two I found by quick googling * &quot;Does Code Cleanliness Affect Coding Agents? A Controlled Minimal-Pair Study&quot; https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.20049 &quot;Our findings suggest that traditional maintainability principles remain highly relevant in the era of AI-driven development, shaping the computational cost and navigational efficiency of coding agents.&quot; * &quot;Code for Machines, Not Just Humans: Quantifying AI-Friendliness with Code Health Metrics&quot;…</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2601.02200/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>cs.SE