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Using AI generated code will make you a bad programmer. (slopwatch.com)

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[–] MeatsOfRage@lemmy.world -2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Things like unit tests I just have AI do it all now. Since running the test tells you your coverage you can verify if it got everything or not.

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 5 points 1 month ago

Here's something that might blow your mind. Coverage is not the point of tests.

If you your passing test gets 100% coverage, you can still have a bug. You might have a bunch of conditions you're not handling and a shit test that doesn't notice.

Write tests first to completely define what you want the code to do, and then write the code to pass the tests.