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Microsoft Developer (Build) · Jun 04, 2026 · Industry Trends

Microsoft frames AI-built apps as a spectrum from 'slop' to 'vibes' to proper AI-augmented software engineering.

“Nobody likes AI slop. Nobody wants an AI to create applications that are not awesome.”

In a live Penn & Teller-style segment at Microsoft Build, Scott Hanselman and Mark Russinovich judge community-built apps as 'slop,' 'vibes,' or genuine AI-augmented engineering using tools like Copilot, Claude, and Codex. It signals Microsoft's push to legitimize quality AI-assisted development over careless 'vibe coding,' but as entertainment-format content it carries limited hard news value.

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