Ask HN: How to deal with shipping AI-written code you don't understand?
Software engineers are expressing growing discomfort with the industry trend of relying on AI to generate code that they do not fully understand. The discussion highlights the tension between the speed of AI-assisted development and the traditional engineering requirement for deep system comprehension.
Why it matters
This reflects a fundamental shift in software engineering practices that could impact long-term system maintainability, security, and the professional identity of developers.
I saw this LinkedIn post from a Meta engineer and it resonated with me: > I'm an engineer at Meta and I never felt this uncomfortable doing my job. I'm writing code these days and it all feels like a black box. This new standard of shipping with AI is moving so fast that if we're going to spend our time checking each line of code, it's going to take forever.
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