Meta engineer: shipping AI code I don't understand feels like a black box
rzk · hn · 2026-10-19
A Meta engineer's LinkedIn post resonates widely: AI-assisted coding moves so fast that line-by-line review is impractical, leaving engineers shipping systems whose details they don't truly understand — only the high-level design. He calls it a break from the core instinct of software engineering.
In an Ask HN thread, the OP asks how others handle this: how much understanding is enough before shipping AI-written code? The discussion taps into the industry's core anxiety around review workflows, accountability, and whether shallow comprehension is becoming the new shipping standard.
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