SMRTR ProgrammingJul 16, 2026Daily.dev

How do you stay familiar with the code when it's written by an LLM?

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As developers rely more on LLMs to write code, they risk losing the intuitive understanding that comes from writing it themselves. This piece offers practical habits to stay sharp: make deliberate mistakes, type small changes manually, ask probing questions about LLM-generated code, explore the full codebase, and treat every AI-generated change like a real PR review you're accountable for.

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