Try Talking to an LLM to Build Confidence in Code Without Reading It

Key Info

Regardless of your stance on the debate about reading code, one developer suggests a practical exercise: talk to an LLM about the code and try to reach a level of confidence in your understanding without reading the code directly.

Highlights

• Use an LLM as a conversational explainer to build understanding of unfamiliar code.
• The goal is confidence in what the code does, not direct line-by-line reading.
• A useful technique for exploring codebases when you want a higher-level overview or a different perspective.