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SIMON WILLISON · 22 Aug 2026

More than just code review

Using AI coding agents productively requires two core skills. A developer must know how to instruct these tools to make changes and how to confidently verify that the modifications were applied correctly.

While reviewing every line of code is one approach, eyeballing every single line has never been the most effective way to validate software changes. There are alternative methods to achieve the same goal of verification.

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