Dev on AI-assisted coding: issues obscured in each refactor migrate into the new code
ssh4net · x · 2026-09-30
A developer shares a hard-won observation about iterative (AI-assisted) coding: every time the code hits a milestone, another round of code review and deep refactoring is needed, costing another day or two. The deeper lesson from a follow-up reply: issues that were obscured in the previous iteration don't disappear — they quietly migrate into the newly refactored code and are only discovered a day later. It highlights a hidden cost of iterative development: each refactor can carry latent defects into new structures, making continuous review essential.
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