antirez on AI code: if local choices can't be verified by design or tests, why check?
antirez · x · 2026-09-27
Continuing his debate with mitsuhiko over Astra's C code readability, antirez argues that if a local choice in generated code can't be verified by high-level design checks, tests, or the program's goals, there is no need to check it at all — verification belongs at the design level.
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