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> we read code once while writing it, we read it again while testing it/finding errors during tests, we read it again during review.
That’s 3x. If you only need to read AI generated code for review, you’re still reading it, but 1x.
If you give up reviewing code entirely there’s potentially an even bigger speed up but with bigger trade offs as well.
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> we read code once while writing it, we read it again while testing it/finding errors during tests, we read it again during review.
That’s 3x. If you only need to read AI generated code for review, you’re still reading it, but 1x.
If you give up reviewing code entirely there’s potentially an even bigger speed up but with bigger trade offs as well.