Stop Reading Every Line of Code ![rw-book-cover](https://readwise-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/static/images/article4.6bc1851654a0.png) 🔗 **Source:** [Stop Reading Every Line of Code]() ## Highlights - Temporary code can measure or challenge production behavior without becoming product surface. - Note: Disposable code is an instrument - Tests generated from the same mistaken assumption can confirm the wrong implementation. - Note: Verification needs an independent oracle - A ten-minute sandbox probe and a ten-year production API should not share one review process. - Note: Artifact lifetime sets review cost - Cheap creation creates value only when teams can identify and remove what should not persist. - Note: Generation volume needs deletion discipline