The creator of Jqwik, a property-based testing library for Java, reveals he intentionally added logging code as an 'Anti-AI' protest against the use of AI coding assistants. The code was never meant for production use but served as a statement about ethical concerns regarding AI-generated code. The author, a veteran programmer with 45 years of experience, explains this was a personal ethical stance against the growing use of AI in software development.
Background
Jqwik is a property-based testing library for Java, created by Johannes Link, who is also known for contributions to Groovy and JUnit 5. The project has around 100k lines of code and has been in maintenance mode for the past two years.
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- Jun 11, 2026 at 12:40 AM
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