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Does code cleanliness affect coding agents? A controlled minimal-pair study

SteadyVane has taken 35 readings of Does code cleanliness affect coding agents? A controlled minimal-pair… since Jul 6, 2026: 34 upvotes at the first reading, 210 at the latest (+176). Its biggest one-day gain was +155 on Jul 6, 2026.

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210

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210

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first seen Jul 6, 2026 · last seen Jul 10, 2026 · published Jul 5, 2026

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Day (UTC)	upvotes	Change
Jul 10, 2026	210	0
Jul 9, 2026	210	+1
Jul 8, 2026	209	+3
Jul 7, 2026	206	+17
Jul 6, 2026	189	+155

Each day's last reading. Change: against the day before (after days with no reading: since the last day that has one); the first day shows the change within that day.

Featured on 1 day: July 6, 2026.

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