Notes On Work - by Caleb Porzio I just want to hug all of them
Apr 6, 2026
He talks about using AI tools to review code while keeping human oversight. He stresses pulling code locally to truly understand diffs and warns that AI often writes weak tests. He promotes a 'clean as you go' mindset for small daily fixes. He shares personal dad lessons about ending on time, normalizing death playfully, and giving field notes of life lessons.
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Adopt Clean As You Go
- Do adopt a clean-as-you-go mentality to prevent large, demoralizing cleanup efforts later.
- Caleb Porzio describes cleaning Stripe accounts, unsubscribing from emails, and tidying code/tests incrementally to keep systems manageable.
Treat AI As A Partner Not An Autopilot
- AI can be highly useful but requires a collaborative mindset where you expect to deeply understand and verify its output.
- Caleb pulls AI-generated PRs locally, opens files in his editor, and reads tests rather than trusting diff viewers.
Tell AI To Own The Repo
- Do explicitly instruct AI to take broader responsibility, not just minimal changes, when you own the repo.
- Caleb asks Claude to think big, explore fundamental rewrites, and fix flaky tests rather than papering over them.