My current strategy is to not read any of the code written by my agents
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July 27, 2026
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Summary
I am trying to use Claude to help me write something, but I just don't feel comfortable letting it edit my files. Does anybody else feel the same? If I am responsible for code, I NEED to understand it, psychologically if for no other reason. Started programming in 1983. Old? - I’m significantly older than you. I started coding in the late 60s. My current strategy is to not read any of the code wri...
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Community Sentiment
Positives
- AI writes pretty good code nowadays, with a 95% chance of finding nothing that needs changing during manual reviews — that's a game changer for developers!
- The idea that an extra agentic review pass could eliminate the need for code reviews entirely is a bold vision for the future of automated development.
Concerns
- Having an agent implement a feature completely backwards while passing tests highlights a critical flaw — even formal verification wouldn't catch such mistakes.
- Previous versions of models produced Potemkin tests that looked fine but executed no real code, showcasing a worrying failure mode in AI-generated outputs.
- The reliance on AI for code generation without proper oversight can lead to significant misalignments with intended business outcomes, raising serious concerns about trust.
