AI Coding Tip: Design to Make Errors Impossible, Not Just Write More Tests
mattpocockuk · x · 2026-08-10
In AI-assisted coding workflows, instead of writing specific tests just to catch a recurring error, you should optimize at the architectural level. Using better design to make that entire class of error logically impossible is a more efficient and thorough approach.
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