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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/users/dk/statuses/115883067614348534">Dmytri (dk@tldr.nettime.org)'s status on Tuesday, 13-Jan-2026 06:50:50 JST</a><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/@dk" title="dk@tldr.nettime.org"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/139778-48-20251123192335.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="Dmytri" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">Dmytri</a></section><article><p>I hereby coin the term "Ptolemaic Code" to refer to software that appears functional but is based on a fundamentally incorrect model of the problem domain. As more code is generated by AI, the prevalence of such code is likely to increase.<br>1/7</p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/6051869#notice-11918520">In conversation</a><time datetime="2026-01-13T06:50:50+09:00" title="Tuesday, 13-Jan-2026 06:50:50 JST">about 6 months ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/@dk/115883067614348534" rel="external" title="Sent from tldr.nettime.org via ActivityPub">tldr.nettime.org</a></span></span><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/@dk/115883067614348534">permalink</a></footer></blockquote>

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Dmytri (dk@tldr.nettime.org)'s status on Tuesday, 13-Jan-2026 06:50:50 JST Dmytri
I hereby coin the term "Ptolemaic Code" to refer to software that appears functional but is based on a fundamentally incorrect model of the problem domain. As more code is generated by AI, the prevalence of such code is likely to increase.
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