Allen Holub: what black-box AI code demands of your tests

Allen Holub: if you really want to treat AI-generated code as a black box, your tests have to be immaculate and extensive, and he lists what that actually means, starting with all functionality and running through a long tail most suites never reach. “‘It works’ is not sufficient.”

The fine print on Uncle Bob’s gauntlet: not reading the code is only as safe as the test suite is complete, and software factories fail on exactly the qualities tests don’t price in.