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Surviving Code Reviews in the era of AI

A developer shares their struggle with AI-generated PRs that average around 6,000 lines of diff, making effective code review nearly impossible. They express hesitation in using AI for reviews themselves, citing verbose and hard-to-follow explanations, and are seeking organizational or personal strategies to cope with the challenge.

Background

The rapid adoption of AI coding assistants like GitHub Copilot has transformed software development workflows, leading to debates about code quality, review practices, and developer autonomy.

Source
Lobsters
Published
Sep 4, 2026 at 09:11 PM
Score
5.0 / 10