My current strategy is to not read any of the code written by my agents
A discussion on Hacker News highlights a debate regarding the use of AI agents in software development, specifically whether developers should audit AI-generated code. Proponents suggest relying on rigorous automated testing and constraints rather than manual review to maximize productivity.
Uncle Bob Martin on X: "I’m significantly older than you. I started coding in the late 60s. My current strategy is to not read any of the code written by my agents. That’s the only way I can take advantage of their productivity. What I do instead is to surround the agents with extreme constraints. Unit tests, gherkin tests, QA procedures, quality metrics, mutation testing, test coverage, and a plethora of others. In the end, I have very high confidence in the code they produce because they’ve had to run the gauntlet of all of my constraints and tests." / X
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