How much AI-generated code should developers actually understand?
Panel_pl · reddit · 2026-11-02
A Reddit discussion asks: as AI generates more code than humans can realistically review line by line, what matters most going forward? Three options: (1) developers still need detailed code understanding, (2) high-level architectural understanding suffices, or (3) working results matter more than understanding the code. An open debate on developer skill positioning in the AI coding era.
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