Author: Sajal Sharma

AI assistants optimize for making tests pass and errors disappear. Without clear direction, they’ll take the path of least resistance. Common shortcuts to watch for:

TypeScript any types appearing when proper typing gets complex Tests getting commented out or skipped when they’re hard to fix Quick fixes that address symptoms rather than root causes

Great write up on a using claude code cli. And this was in July before 3.5 sonnet! I found this list of ‘gotchas’ kinda funny because they’re the exactly the kind of thing a senior engineer would catch immediately but a novice wielding AI might not. Fare not, “Refactoring and Debugging AI vibe apps” coming to a O’Reily publication near you. (To borrow a joke from his post)

_{Quote Citation: Sajal Sharma, “Working Effectively with AI Coding Tools like Claude Code”, Jul 27, 2025, https://sajalsharma.com/posts/effective-ai-coding/}