The Author of Clean Code No Longer Reviews AI-Generated Code
Robert Martin, author of 'Clean Code,' has announced he no longer manually reviews AI-generated code, opting instead to enforce strict automated testing and quality constraints. The move has sparked debate within the developer community regarding the efficacy of AI-assisted coding practices.
Why it matters
This reflects a significant shift in software development philosophy as industry leaders adapt to the productivity gains and risks of AI-generated code.
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The Author of Clean Code No Longer Reviews AI-Generated Code
Tweet URL: https://x.com/unclebobmartin/status/2080257779395154409?s=20 Robert Martin, the author of Clean Code, tweeted the following: > I’m significantly older than you. I started coding in the late 60s. My current strategy is to not read any of the code written by my agents. That’s the only way I can take advantage of their productivity. What I do instead is to surround the agents with extreme constraints. Unit tests, gherkin tests, QA procedures, quality metrics, mutation testing, test coverage, and a plethora of others. In the end, I have very high confidence in the code they produce because they’ve had to run the gauntlet of all of my constraints and tests.
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