Addy Osmani on Agentic Code Quality: Managing AI-Generated Code with Constraints and Quality Gates

Addy Osmani on O...'Reilly Radar reports that code generated by agents has surpassed the scalability limits of manual line-by-line review. Software quality should now rely on constraints and gates built around these agents, including unit tests, mutation testing, complexity metrics, and architectural rules. The article addresses autonomy and trust, arguing that human attention should focus on nuanced judgment calls where they matter most. It proposes three ways to extend the verification loop: scaling the verification system, reducing the rate of agent changes, or adjusting quality standards. This piece contains sponsored content from Sonar.