Uncle Bob says he no longer reads the code generated by his AI agents to maintain productivity. Instead, he surrounds them with strict tests and metrics—unit tests, Gherkin tests, QA procedures, mutation testing, coverage—to ensure high confidence in their output.

Quodeq is an AI agent that inspects your codebase using read-only tools, scores it against the six ISO 25010 quality dimensions, and maps issues to CWE classifications. It rewards good code as well as flags violations, then generates exact fixes you can paste into your IDE or AI assistant. You can run it offline with Ollama or connect to cloud models without sending your code offsite.

This article discusses the dangers of accumulating technical debt, especially in the context of rapid AI advancements. While it may seem beneficial to defer debt repayment for future improvements, this approach can lead to an overwhelming complexity that even AI tools can't manage. Developers must balance short-term gains with long-term sustainability.