Do Not Let the Builder Grade Its Own Homework
· 5 hours ago
The same reasoning that introduced a mistake is a weak way to detect it.
For consequential changes, separate implementation from verification, another reviewer, real CI, a staging check, or a human who did not make the original choices. Independent evidence beats a confident self-report.
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