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Mike McQuaid 5 March 2026 at 17:26

Should be obvious but seems it’s not: don’t spam OSS maintainers or coworkers with AI code you’ve not reviewed yourself.

For coworkers only, sometimes fine explaining your testing and why reviewed isn’t necessary e.g. a one-time script.

https://simonwillison.net/guides/agentic-engineering-patterns/anti-patterns/

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Anti-patterns: things to avoid
Agentic Engineering Patterns
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