"Do You Still Read the Code?"

kept by eddie sep 15

The author contends that developers must still read AI‑generated code to preserve understanding and avoid intent debt, rejecting the notion that skipping code review equals progress.

In defense of not reading the code
Ben Shoemaker argues that for most product code, reading line-by-line is an inefficient verification method, advocating instead for layered automation, specs, tests, and harness design around AI-generated code.
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advanced-context-engineering-for-coding-agents/wsff.md at main · humanlayer/advanced-context-engineering-for-coding-agents
AI coding agents alone can't sustain high-quality software factories because model limitations and review bottlenecks remain, requiring better context engineering rather than just more loops.
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Levels of Agentic Engineering
The article proposes an 8-level ladder of AI-assisted coding autonomy, from manual prompting to fully autonomous multi-agent software factories.
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