AI-Generated Code Must Be Reviewed Line by Line
kylegawley · x · 2026-07-13
Drawing from years of software development and over $1 million in revenue, the author shares a crucial lesson: AI-generated code must be reviewed line by line and cannot be trusted by default.
Replies further emphasize that AI might randomly delete content, even wiping out test files, so simply "having tests" isn't a safety net. For actual user-facing products, you absolutely shouldn't just blindly merge AI output into production.
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