"Make the change easy, then make the easy change" is a great way to code with AI

I firmly believe that we still need to read some of the code.1 It’s suboptimal to read all of the code, but I consider it irresponsible to read none of it. I won’t explain why now because that would fill several more articles. I just want to share this upfront because it clarifies where I’m coming from. But I am trying to be smart about it2, and I’ve found the quote in the title very useful: “...