The scariest part of Claude Code: approving code you only half understand
Pretend_Sell6592 · reddit · 2026-09-02
A developer on Reddit argues the real failure mode of AI coding tools isn't obvious bugs but silent accumulation: Claude produces reasonable, tested, well-structured changes, so you approve each diff that 'looks fine' — until after dozens of merges you're responsible for a codebase you can merge into but can't explain. He argues 'tests pass, diff looks fine' is too weak a review standard, and poses the uncomfortable question: could you still explain your code's key decisions six months from now without asking Claude to explain them back to you?
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