Post #2673521
2026-03-05 10:28 UTC
@codingjoe@fosstodon.org I think one way of doing it is to start a discussion with them about their solution. Can they explain what the changes do? Do they understand the problem being solved?
Observe how fast they provide changes in response to your feedback. Does it look like they're using cruise control?
It's unfortunately time consuming. But mentoring young developers not using AI can be as well.
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@codingjoe@fosstodon.org 2026-03-05 13:11
@decibyte@social.data.coop true, helping other engineers with their growth always is. Mostly my discussion starts with "what do you want to solve"? More than before I get presented with solutions rather than problems. AI agents have made "contributing" so easy, people often don't take the time to write a ticket first. Funnily enough, since I have a fine-tuned agent. When a ticket has decent maturity, I will often simply assign it to copilot. However, in those cases I have a direct interaction with an agent.