Articles from addyo.substack.com
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- The Code Nobody Reads - by Addy Osmani - Elevate
Line‑by‑line code review is declining; teams must replace it with trusted automated checks while retaining human accountability for what ships.
- Brownfield Agentic Engineering - by Addy Osmani - Elevate
Addy Osmani advises that safe agentic engineering in legacy code requires mapping zones, writing characterization tests, and building durable research artifacts before letting agents change code.
- The 80% Problem in Agentic Coding - by Addy Osmani
Addy Osmani argues that while AI agents now write 80% of code for early adopters, this shifts problems to "comprehension debt," where developers understand less of their own codebases.
- How Good Is AI at Coding React (Really)? - by Addy Osmani
AI coding benchmarks for React show ~40% success on isolated tasks but ~25% on multi-step integrations due to a complexity cliff, requiring strong context engineering and developer oversight.
- My LLM coding workflow going into 2026 - by Addy Osmani
Addy Osmani shares a disciplined AI-assisted coding workflow emphasizing planning, scope management, context provision, testing, and frequent commits to maintain developer accountability.