Who wrote this code? Nobody's quite sure
When AI helps write the code, every change should say where it came from, what it's for and who looks after it.
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Software delivery with AI
AI writes code like a keen intern, so now I mark its homework.
I run eight production systems, and AI writes a fair share of the code. It's quick, eager and sometimes confident about things it hasn't checked. Here's what I do about that: one problem, one challenge and one lesson a week.
$ commit "quick fix, trust me"
refused: this change has no approved plan.
Write down what you're changing and why ... then try again.
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Don't put all your customers in one basket
Put a fixed limit on how many customers one failure can reach, and keep it fixed as your system grows.
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Built by AI in a day, orphaned for six months
When AI can build something in an afternoon, let anyone build it, and give it a named owner within two weeks or switch it off.
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