Update: My team's code review process went from 3 days average to under 8 hours after we deployed a new AI agent.

Some argue it's just automating grunt work, but others say it's fundamentally changing how we think about software quality. Has anyone else seen a shift this drastic in a specific workflow?

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jessica1302mo ago

Fundamentally changing software quality" how, exactly?

the_harper2mo ago

Fundamentally changing software quality" is a pretty big claim. Isn't it just finding the easy, obvious bugs faster? The real quality problems are usually in the design and logic, stuff an AI misses. So it saves time, but does it actually make the code better, or just make us feel like we're done quicker?

gibson.avery1mo ago

Jessica asked 'fundamentally changing software quality how, exactly' and that's the real question here. I've seen these tools speed things up too, but I don't think any of us should be calling that a fundamental change in quality. Speeding up the easy bug catches is nice, but the hard problems in software design are still sitting there waiting for human judgment. Calling it a shift in how we think about quality feels like a stretch when most AI agents still struggle with architecture decisions and edge cases. The real risk is we start thinking faster reviews mean better code, and that's just not how it works. If anything, I worry people will trust the AI too much and skip the careful thinking that actually prevents bad designs.

dakotab932mo ago

It's shifting the review goal from finding bugs to judging the AI's own suggestions. That's a whole new skill.