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When Code Is Cheap, Tests Become the Real Product

When Code Is Cheap, Tests Become the Real Product

I didn’t trust AI to write my code. Things changed. With tests written first, AI stopped being a risk and started behaving like a serious engineering tool.

January 9, 2026

By Ivan Kuznetsov

I Won’t Let AI Write My Code – But I Let It Read Everything For Me

I Won’t Let AI Write My Code – But I Let It Read Everything For Me

I’m a senior full-stack developer who still cringes at AI-generated code in production. But tools like Copilot, Cursor, and Claude already save me hours every week – not by writing code for me, but by reading code, exploring messy open-source projects, and filling gaps where documentation is missing.

December 6, 2025

By Ivan Kuznetsov