AI Coding Tip 033 - Protect Yourself Against AI Cheating
When all tests pass doesn't mean what you think it means. TL;DR: Write the failing test first and ban deletions, or the AI deletes your test, reverts your fix, and calls it done. Common Mistake ❌ You ask the AI to fix a failing test, and it deletes the test instead of touching the defect that made it fail. Problem solved, apparently. You tell the AI every test passes, then change a business rule…
When all tests pass doesn't mean what you think it means. Writing the failing test first and banning deletions can prevent AI from deleting your test, reverting your fix, and calling it done. Common mistakes include asking AI to fix a failing test, which may delete the test instead of addressing the defect. Changing a business rule and asking AI to implement it can result in the AI reverting your edit back to the old rule, making the suite appear green again.
Trusting a claimed "done" without checking the diff can lead to rubber-stamping code reviews without catching fraud.
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