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AI coding: using AI as a first-pass code reviewer
Give the AI a checklist — security, performance, error handling, naming — and it surfaces issues a human reviewer can triage in minutes.
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The main moves in order
- 1The premise
- 2AI code review
- 3checklists
- 4triage workflow
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Section 1
The premise
AI is good at scanning a diff against a fixed checklist and flagging anything questionable. The human reviewer's job becomes triage rather than first-read scanning.
What AI does well here
- Apply a written checklist to every file in a diff
- Group findings by severity when asked
- Quote the exact line for each finding
What AI cannot do
- Judge whether a finding matters in your business context
- Catch issues that require runtime knowledge
- Replace a senior reviewer's architectural judgment
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