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AI Slop in Python: 10 Patterns Coding Agents Leave Behind

AI slop in Python code: broad excepts, mutable defaults, range(len()) loops, chained dict.get, if/elif ladders, hallucinated imports. 10 patterns with fixes and the rule that catches each.

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AI Slop in React and TypeScript: 10 Patterns to Catch Before Merge

AI slop in React and TypeScript: as any casts, @ts-ignore, catch-log-continue, rethrowing try/catch, duplicate types, console.log, dead imports. 10 patterns, fixes and rules.

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AI Slop Website Examples: 12 Tells of a Generated Site

AI slop website examples: purple gradients, emoji feature grids, 'Unlock the power of' copy, fake testimonials, dead links. 12 tells, why they happen, and fixes.

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20 AI Slop Code Examples (With Fixes): Real Slop Code, Named

AI slop code examples and slop examples in a repo: swallowed errors, fake safety, redundant abstractions, comments, dead paths, test weakening, dependency risk, and the cleaner pattern.

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Swallowed Exceptions: How Silent Failures Reach Production

Empty catches and log-and-continue paths can leave systems in an unexpected state. Learn how to review, test, and detect swallowed exceptions.

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The top 10 AI slop patterns we see often

Ten common patterns in agent-written code, ranked by the risk they add. Each one maps to an aislop rule so you can catch it before review.

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