When Code Is Cheap, Understanding Becomes the Bottleneck
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A coding agent can produce a large branch faster than a human can build a reliable mental model of it. That changes the review problem. The limiting factor is no longer typing speed or even raw code generation. It is whether a reviewer can reconstruct intent, architecture, tradeoffs, and risk befor…
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When Code Is Cheap, Understanding Becomes the Bottleneck
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