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Quoting Addy Osmani, Morgan Westlee Lunt, and Qing Wang

Simon Willison · Oct 16, 2026 · 6:06 PM ET

We think "did a human read the code?" is an imprecise proxy for "what could go wrong with this change, and which check—automated or human—is the right one to catch it?" Asking that question also changed when review happens. Before, review was a gate at the end of the road: write the code, open a PR, wait for your colleague. Now, review runs continuously, more like spellcheck while you write. Most...

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