Martin Fowler • 1/27/2026

Assessing internal quality while coding with an agent

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This article examines the often-overlooked aspect of internal code quality when using AI coding assistants. It details a hands-on case study where an AI agent is tasked with adding GitLab CI/CD support to an existing Swift application (CCMenu), analyzing the agent's performance in generating maintainable, high-quality code within a complex, modern language ecosystem.

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