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Do not let the agent grade its own work

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If the same agent that wrote the code also decides whether it is ready, the outcome is predictable: almost always approved. Not out of bad faith — by construction. Why self-grading does not work Whoever wrote it holds the mental model of what they meant to do. When reviewing, they compare the code…

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  1. 2026-10-19 01:38 · DEV Community — AI
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