Finally finished reading this, Suny! Such a clear way of naming something a lot of teams are feeling but haven't quite put into words yet. The line about code becoming abundant while understanding becomes the scarcest resource really says it all. Great perspective, thank you for sharing 🤍
Hi Suny, interesting perspective! You’re right that deep knowledge is important for evaluation of AI code, as it’s often easy to disregard understanding the logic
Great read. As AI writes more of our code, the entire purpose of a code review has to change.
We are no longer checking for syntax errors. We are hunting for hidden architectural assumptions. AI will gladly over-engineer a simple task if you let it. The most critical heuristic for any tech lead right now is shifting the review from "Does this code work?" to "Should this code even exist?"
Stop reviewing for syntax. Start reviewing for bloat.
This is such a great point, everyone is now looking for an income source, an app to make, a way to get things done faster so we make more and more, not considering the risks and speed of these things
I wonder whether this will also change education. If AI can produce competent work, perhaps schools will eventually value judgment more than memorization. My only question is whether that shift will happen equally everywhere, or whether elite schools will adopt it much sooner than ordinary ones.
Hard to speculate, but laws in different countries might limit AI's overreach. AI has a great potential to hallucinate, and the education sector is certainly not one to experiment on.
Clean, maintainable systems still require human judgment, not AI
Exactly!
Finally finished reading this, Suny! Such a clear way of naming something a lot of teams are feeling but haven't quite put into words yet. The line about code becoming abundant while understanding becomes the scarcest resource really says it all. Great perspective, thank you for sharing 🤍
Thank you so much. This means a ton!
exact problem i encountered at my big tech job, I wonder how it’ll be dealt with in the coming months
Hard to speculate!
Great read , gained some nice technical knowledge.
Means a lot! Thank you!
AI scares me, that is not to reduce your piece but, AI scares me. Thanks for sharing.
I completely understand your fear. It’s legitimate and valid.
Hi Suny, interesting perspective! You’re right that deep knowledge is important for evaluation of AI code, as it’s often easy to disregard understanding the logic
Thank you! Glad you could resonate!
"That’s why I think the future belongs to engineers who develop strong judgment rather than simply stronger prompting skills." - I hope this is true!
I hope so too!
Great read. As AI writes more of our code, the entire purpose of a code review has to change.
We are no longer checking for syntax errors. We are hunting for hidden architectural assumptions. AI will gladly over-engineer a simple task if you let it. The most critical heuristic for any tech lead right now is shifting the review from "Does this code work?" to "Should this code even exist?"
Stop reviewing for syntax. Start reviewing for bloat.
Exactly my point!
This is such a great point, everyone is now looking for an income source, an app to make, a way to get things done faster so we make more and more, not considering the risks and speed of these things
Exactly!
great to read
Thank you!
The way technology works always baffles me haha
It continues to baffle everyone!
I wonder whether this will also change education. If AI can produce competent work, perhaps schools will eventually value judgment more than memorization. My only question is whether that shift will happen equally everywhere, or whether elite schools will adopt it much sooner than ordinary ones.
Hard to speculate, but laws in different countries might limit AI's overreach. AI has a great potential to hallucinate, and the education sector is certainly not one to experiment on.
Yes, exactly!