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title: Good Software Engineering First, Then AI-Assisted Coding
description: AI-assisted coding for teams that can't get away with vibes
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date: 2025-06-19
link: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jun/10/ai-assisted-coding/#atom-everything
cited: Simon Willison
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> AI-assisted coding for teams that can't get away with vibes
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> Atharva notes that AI is a multiplier: the more expertise you have in software engineering, the better the results you can get from LLMs. Furthermore, _what helps the human helps the AI_.
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> This means good test coverage, automatic linting, continuous integration and deployment, good documentation practices and "clearly defined features, broken down into multiple small story cards".
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> If a team has all of this stuff in place, AI coding assistants will be able to operate more reliably and collaborate more effectively with their human overseers.