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Developer spends 4x longer reviewing AI code than junior's code

A software developer shared an experience where they spent significantly more time reviewing AI-generated code than code written by a junior human developer for a similar task. The developer noted that while the AI's code was cleaner and more robust, the lack of historical context made them more cautious. This led to a reflection on whether this difference in review approach is rational or simply a bias, questioning if the AI's code is inherently more reliable due to its lack of human fallibility. AI

IMPACT Highlights potential biases and increased scrutiny needed for AI-generated code in professional development workflows.

RANK_REASON User opinion piece on code review practices for AI-generated code.

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Developer spends 4x longer reviewing AI code than junior's code

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  1. r/cursor TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/kaytester ·

    I spend 4x longer reviewing AI code than a junior's worse code

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>so basically, last tuesday, a junior on my team put up a utility for parsing some vendor CSV garbage. tbf a bit messy, one function too long, naming could be better, but tbh who cares it anymore. I read it in five minutes and approved. Same after…