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[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Always ask it to write tests for the code it generates. Of course, then you have to validate that the code works AND that the tests work.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Or just write the damn thing yourself and save a bunch of headaches and wondering if you got the tests right it if there’s some screwy corner case lurking because of its implementation.