Speed is nothing without control: How to keep quality high in the AI era

In the evolving landscape of AI-powered development, while AI accelerates coding processes, it can also produce flawed, context-lacking code if not managed with precision and quality. GitHub introduces Code Quality, an AI and CodeQL-powered tool designed to identify and rectify code issues, ensuring maintainability and reliability by flagging and automatically suggesting fixes for common problems like unused variables and duplicated logic. This tool, along with GitHub’s Copilot and other features, empowers developers to maintain control over their code, focusing on setting clear goals and constraints for AI to follow. As speed and quality are treated as interconnected, developers are encouraged to document their decision-making processes thoroughly, providing context and rationale to enhance the overall quality of software development. GitHub advocates for a combination of AI-driven speed with strategic oversight and transparent documentation to deliver reliable and scalable code efficiently.