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Clean Code Author Stops Reading AI-Generated Code, Relies on Tests

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from Hacker News ·

Robert Martin, author of Clean Code, says he no longer reads code written by AI agents. Instead, he enforces extreme constraints like unit tests, gherkin tests, and mutation testing to ensure quality. He claims this approach gives him high confidence in AI-produced code.

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Martin's strategy highlights a shift from code review to test-driven trust, but raises questions about accountability when tests miss edge cases.
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