The Right Workflow for AI Coding Tools
Al_Grigor · x · 2026-07-14
The core message of this post is that there are two common misuses of AI coding tools: completely distrusting them, or blindly accepting generated code without review, testing, or understanding. The author argues for a "middle path" that integrates AI tools into a disciplined development workflow.
They outline a practical set of steps: write a brief spec, provide project context, ask the tool for a plan, make small incremental changes, run the code, test, check the diff, review the results, and finally commit only the changes you truly understand. The post also announces the first free workshop of the AI Dev Tools Zoomcamp 2026, titled "AI-native development workflows: How to use AI tools without losing control." It will cover chat assistants, coding agents, AI IDEs, project bootstrappers, repo instructions, AGENTS.md, testing and review habits, and includes a registration link.
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