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Developer Experience in the Age of AI Coding Agents – Max Kanat Alexander, Capitol One
AI Engineer· 2025-12-23 17:30
Developer Experience & AI Agents - The software engineering industry has seen rapid changes in the past year, making future predictions difficult [1][2][3] - Companies are questioning whether current investments in developer tools will be valuable in the future [4] - Coding agents are transformative, but not the only investment needed for software engineering organizations [5] - No-regret investments should focus on inputs to AI agents and things around them that enhance their effectiveness [7][8] Development Environment & Tools - Standardize development environments using industry-standard tools to align with AI model training sets [9][10] - Prioritize CLIs or APIs for agent actions to ensure accuracy and effectiveness [13][14] - Validation is crucial; high-quality validation with clear error messages significantly improves agent capabilities [15][16] Codebase & Documentation - Invest in well-structured and testable codebases for better agent performance [18][19] - Comprehensive documentation is essential, especially for information not directly in the code [20][21][22][23][24][25] Code Review & Collaboration - Improve code review velocity to address bottlenecks caused by increased PRs from agentic coding [26][27] - Distribute code review responsibilities and establish clear ownership with SLOs to avoid overburdening individual reviewers [29][30][31] - Maintain high code review quality to prevent a decline in productivity from agentic coders [32][33][34] Key Principle - What benefits humans also benefits AI; investments in these areas will help developers regardless of AI outcomes [44][45]
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Avi Chawla· 2025-12-05 06:31
Core Problem & Solution - AI 代码生成提速,但工程瓶颈转移至代码审查,开发者 90% 的调试时间用于 AI 生成的代码 [1] - AI 代码审查存在盲点,与 AI 代码生成器有相同的根本缺陷 [1] - SonarQube MCP Server 提供企业级代码分析,针对漏洞、代码异味等提供即时反馈 [1] SonarQube Capabilities - SonarQube 每日处理超过 7500 亿行代码,积累了丰富的 bug 模式经验 [2] - SonarQube 检测安全漏洞(SQL 注入、XSS、硬编码密钥等)[4] - SonarQube 识别代码异味和技术债务 [4] - SonarQube 发现测试覆盖率缺口 [4] - SonarQube 评估可维护性问题 [4] AI Reviewer Limitations - AI 审查器进行模式匹配,而非验证 [3] - AI 审查器验证语法,而非系统行为 [3] - AI 审查器审查代码,而非后果 [3] Setup - 安装 SonarQube MCP 服务器 [4] - 将其添加到 AI 助手的配置中 [4]
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mert | helius.dev· 2025-11-30 16:48
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Avi Chawla· 2025-11-26 19:28
RT Avi Chawla (@_avichawla)You're in a tech lead interview at Google.The interviewer asks:"AI generates 30% of our code now.But our engineering velocity has only increased by 10%.How would you fill this gap?"You: "Using AI code reviewers will solve this."Interview over!Here's what you missed:Many engineers think the solution to AI bugs is more AI.Their mental model is simple: "If AI can write it, AI can review it."But if AI could catch these issues, why didn't it write correct code in the first place?There' ...
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Avi Chawla· 2025-11-26 06:31
You're in a tech lead interview at Google.The interviewer asks:"AI generates 30% of our code now.But our engineering velocity has only increased by 10%.How would you fill this gap?"You: "Using AI code reviewers will solve this."Interview over!Here's what you missed:Many engineers think the solution to AI bugs is more AI.Their mental model is simple: "If AI can write it, AI can review it."But if AI could catch these issues, why didn't it write correct code in the first place?There's enough evidence to sugges ...
Vibes won't cut it — Chris Kelly, Augment Code
AI Engineer· 2025-08-03 04:32
AI Coding Impact on Software Engineering - The speaker believes predictions of massive software engineer job losses due to AI coding are likely wrong, not because AI coding isn't important, but because those making predictions haven't worked on production systems recently [2] - AI code generation at 30% in very large codebases may not be as impactful as perceived due to existing architectural constraints [3] - The industry believes software engineers will still be needed to fix, examine, and understand the nuances of code in complex systems, even with AI assistance [6] - The speaker draws a parallel to the DevOps transformation, suggesting AI will abstract work, not eliminate jobs, similar to how tractors changed farming [7] Production Software Considerations - Production code requires "four nines" availability, handling thousands of users and gigabytes of data, which "vibe coding" (AI-generated code without examination) cannot achieve [10] - The speaker emphasizes that code is an artifact of software development, not the job itself, which involves making decisions about software architecture and dependencies [11] - The best code is no code, as every line of code introduces maintenance and debugging burdens [12] - AI's text generation capabilities do not equate to decision-making required for complex software architectures like monoliths vs microservices [15] - Changing software safely is the core job of a software engineer, ensuring functionality, security, and data integrity [18] AI Adoption and Best Practices - Professional software engineers are observed to be slower in adopting AI compared to previous technological shifts [20] - The speaker suggests documenting standards, practices, and reproducible environments to facilitate AI code generation [22][23] - Code review is highlighted as a critical skill, especially with AI-generated code, but current code review tools are inadequate [27][28] - The speaker advises distrusting AI's human-like communication, as it may generate text that doesn't accurately reflect its actions [32] - The speaker recommends a "create, refine" loop for AI-assisted coding: create a plan, have AI generate code, then refine it [35][36][37]