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AI generates code that looks correct, sounds confident, and is sometimes subtly wrong. I wrote up the three-layer review process I use to catch the things AI consistently misses. Plus the tools that help: Laravel Boost and Ponytail. jamesking.dev/blog/review...

jamesking.devHow to Review AI-Generated Code Before It Hits Production | BlogAI generates code fast. That means more surface area to review, not less. Here's the review process I've settled on after months of daily use.

the layer most people skip: diffing against what you actually asked for, not just what the tests happen to cover. agents love padding files nobody asked them to touch.

Ponytail is a fantastic tool to help avoid the padding completely, 100% recommended.

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Prevention over detection is the harder problem to solve but way more useful. Most tools in this space still just flag it after the fact and call that review.