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Anton Reznik
Anton Reznik

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Read the AI-generated code, even when the tests pass

Developers should practice reading AI-generated code, even when it works and the tests pass

It's becoming easier to generate a solution and check whether it behaves as expected. But passing tests doesn't tell us everything about the quality of the implementation

Reading code helps us notice questionable assumptions, unnecessary complexity, hidden dependencies, and problems that tests don't cover

And when something eventually breaks, understanding the code we've shipped becomes rather useful

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