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Dev shop charges $10k/week to clean AI code bloat using AI

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A new software service called Slopfix is charging $10,000 per week to refactor and reduce the size of AI-generated codebases. The company's three engineers analyze a client's repository for free and, if they can help, establish a reduction target for the code. They then use a combination of human expertise and AI coding agents, kept "on a very short leash," to collapse duplicated logic and rewrite unmaintainable sections. Clients pay based on the percentage of the target reduction achieved, with a two-week warranty included. AI

IMPACT This service addresses the growing problem of unmaintainable AI-generated code, potentially creating a new niche market for code refactoring.

RANK_REASON A new service offering a specific solution to a problem caused by AI-generated code.

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Dev shop charges $10k/week to clean AI code bloat using AI

COVERAGE [7]

  1. Hacker News — AI stories ≥50 points TIER_1 Nederlands(NL) · zie1ony ·

    We charge $10k a week to delete AI-generated code

  2. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Luke James ·

    'Slopfix' software team charges $10,000 a week to delete AI-generated code bloat — ironically, the team uses AI agents to trim messy repositories by up to 65%

    A software house known as 'Slopfix' has launched a fixed-price service that refactors AI-generated codebases, charging $10,000 for one week of work.

  3. Medium — Claude tag TIER_1 Nederlands(NL) · OPC Community ·

    A dev shop charges $10k a week just to delete AI code

    <div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/@opccommunity/a-dev-shop-charges-10k-a-week-just-to-delete-ai-code-c04c55957a2d?source=rss------claude-5"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/1*3BHCa7yOfy8GtIsD-Ik5WA.png" width=…

  4. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    # AI 😀 https://www. tomshardware.com/tech-industry /artificial-intelligence/a-team-of-engineers-called-slopfix-charges-10000-a-week-to-delete-ai-generated-code-

    # AI 😀 https://www. tomshardware.com/tech-industry /artificial-intelligence/a-team-of-engineers-called-slopfix-charges-10000-a-week-to-delete-ai-generated-code-using-ai-agents

    LINKS tomshardware.com/…/a-team-of-engineers-ca… tomshardware.com/tech-industry
  5. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    'Slopfix' software team charges $10,000 a week to delete AI-generated code bloat — ironically, the team uses AI agents to trim messy repositories by up to 65% A

    'Slopfix' software team charges $10,000 a week to delete AI-generated code bloat — ironically, the team uses AI agents to trim messy repositories by up to 65% A software house known as 'Slopfix' has launched a fixed-price service that refactors AI-generated codebases, charging $1…

    LINKS tomshardware.com/…/a-team-of-engineers-ca… tomshardware.com/tech-industry
  6. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🎮 'Slopfix': A software team is charging up to $10,000 to clean up AI-generated code, with the help of checks notes AI Who fixes the fixes? 📰 Source: Latest fro

    🎮 'Slopfix': A software team is charging up to $10,000 to clean up AI-generated code, with the help of checks notes AI Who fixes the fixes? 📰 Source: Latest from PC Gamer 🔗 Link: https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/slopfix-a-software-team-is-charging-up-to-usd10-000-to-clean-up-a…

    LINKS pcgamer.com/…/slopfix-a-software-team-is-…
  7. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    We charge $10k a week to delete AI-generated code https:// odra.dev/slopfix/ # ai

    We charge $10k a week to delete AI-generated code https:// odra.dev/slopfix/ # ai

    LINKS odra.dev/slopfix

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