A new law for AI coding: never generate more code than you can fix in one sitting
cthechartreuse · reddit · 2026-09-14
The author proposes a "law" for drowning in AI-generated code reviews: never let a machine generate more code than you can fix in one sitting. Large generated blocks are hard to reason about and get rubber-stamped without real vetting. Generating bite-sized chunks reduces verification fatigue. Accompanied by a blog post.
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