This mindset is fine (it's mine essentially too).
replyBut it absolutely has to be combined with verification/testing at the same speed as code production.
I generally do have that mindset, but over the past 1y of Claude code I do notice that I’m clearly losing my understanding of the internals of projects. I do review LLM generated code, understand it, no problem reading/following through. But then someone asks me a question, and I’m like… wait, I actually don’t know. I remember the instructions I gave and reviewing the code but don’t actually have a fine-details model of the actual implementation crystallized in my mind, I need to check, was that thing implemented the way I thought it was or not? Wait, it’s actually wrong/not matching at all what I thought!
It’s definitely becoming uncomfortable and makes me reconsider my use of Claude code pretty significantly
replyI've had this issue too, and I feel it was an important lesson—kind of like the first time getting a hangover.
replyOn the other hand, LLM-generated code comments better than I do, so given a long enough time horizon, it could be more understandable at a later time than code I've written myself (we've all had the experience of forgetting how things work).
One-off tasks and parts of the stack that already have lots of disposable code do not need the same scrutiny as everything else. Just as there is a broad continuum of code importance, there is a broad continuum of testing requirements, and this was the case before AI. Keeping this in mind, AIs can also do some verification and testing, too.
reply> Engineers who refuse to, or can't, or won't utilize the benefits that LLMs bring will be left behind. It's just the way it is. I'm already seeing it happening.
replyAny examples how you see some engineers being left behind?
I'm starting to notice how those who don't use AI end up having to hand tasks over to people who can get them done quicker.
replyIt is anecdotal for sure, but it's a pattern that seems to be emerging around me that expectations of velocity increases, and those who don't use AI can't keep up.
Probably in cognitive surrender. I have one such colleague and he is driving me crazy. "Claude sad that ..."
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