AI Code Reading Value: Scanning Logic Paths and History with Agents
vboykis · x · 2026-08-22
The author argues that AI agents are undervalued for reading code compared to writing it. You can now scan an entire repo to describe a single route's logic, explain how configs fit together, and even find the specific PR that introduced a feature.
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