Use AI as a Coding Assistant on a Phone
Let AI explain, review and draft small changes while you retain control of architecture, testing and repository history.
Let AI explain, review and draft small changes while you retain control of architecture, testing and repository history.
Core ideas
- Provide the smallest relevant file and the exact error instead of uploading an entire private repository.
- Require a patch or diff, then inspect imports, permissions, network calls and error handling.
- Run tests locally and compare behaviour before and after the AI-generated change.
Decision rule
Do not merge code you cannot explain, test and reverse.
Apply it on your phone
Use AI to propose a validation function, then write your own tests that attempt to break it.