--- title: Code review in the AI age | daily.dev description: AI code generation has shifted developers from code writers to code architects, requiring senior-level review skills regardless of experience level. While AI... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/auqrekqa0 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Code review in the AI age | daily.dev og:description: AI code generation has shifted developers from code writers to code architects, requiring senior-level review skills regardless of experience level. While AI... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/auqrekqa0 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/AUqrEKQa0.png og:image:alt: Post cover image og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Code review in the AI age **[builder.io](https://daily.dev/sources/builderio)** · [@3mdistal](https://daily.dev/3mdistal) · 60 upvotes · 2 comments ## Summary AI code generation has shifted developers from code writers to code architects, requiring senior-level review skills regardless of experience level. While AI can produce functional code quickly, it often creates large, unfocused diffs that overwhelm traditional review processes. Effective code review involves understanding long-term architectural impact, not just immediate functionality. The solution isn't more AI reviewers, but AI tools that generate smaller, more targeted changes that integrate with existing codebases and design systems. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@id10terr0r** · 1 upvotes > Thank you for sharing! **@jackma76** · 0 upvotes > I think AI code reviews are sometimes perfect, but in terms of architectural point, it is really awkward. --- Tags: [#ai](https://daily.dev/tags/ai), [#productivity](https://daily.dev/tags/productivity), [#code-review](https://daily.dev/tags/code-review) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/auqrekqa0) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https://daily.dev/posts/auqrekqa0","headline":"Code review in the AI age","text":"Shared: Code review in the AI age","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/auqrekqa0","datePublished":"2025-08-21T13:04:23.251Z","dateModified":"2025-08-21T13:04:23.254Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Alice Alexandra Moore","url":"https://daily.dev/3mdistal","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--aH2La0bx--/f_auto/v1741104232/avatars/avatar_AiXJru6VnmajS6E69ISdP","description":"am generally, myself, a leaky abstraction","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"EndorseAction"},"userInteractionCount":1890}},"image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--58gMhC4P--/f_auto/v1722860399/public/Placeholder%2012","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":60},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":2}],"sharedContent":{"@type":"WebPage","url":"https://api.daily.dev/r/UiPHwOIlS"},"comment":[{"@type":"Comment","text":"Thank you for sharing!","datePublished":"2025-08-27T04:51:11.029Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/AUqrEKQa0#c-3FymdCUX7","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Dwain Botha","url":"https://daily.dev/id10terr0r","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--ZwLhI_HW--/f_auto/v1790921201/avatars/avatar_7BpZkLtcVFtfH6cuoS4pu?_a=BAMAMicg0"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"I think AI code reviews are sometimes perfect, but in terms of architectural point, it is really awkward.","datePublished":"2025-10-20T00:33:42.204Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/AUqrEKQa0#c-yIz2D0BoA","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Jack Ma","url":"https://daily.dev/jackma76","image":"https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocIeASEekP8nrljtw1vSmHXeHuS3GXR368lBa8x7AcDFg-VHxw=s96-c"}}],"isPartOf":{"@type":"WebPage","url":"https://daily.dev/squads/builderio","name":"builder.io"}} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"builder.io","item":"https://daily.dev/squads/builderio"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Code review in the AI age"}]} ```