How I keep up with AI-generated PRs
6 days ago
- #AI
- #Software Development
- #Code Review
- AI coding assistants have made writing code faster, but reviewing it remains a challenge.
- Automated PR review tools like Greptile or Cursor’s BugBot help catch bugs but miss the social aspect of code reviews.
- A good PR review ensures team understanding of changes, not just correctness.
- The article outlines a workflow for efficient PR reviews using AI to generate a review plan.
- Key tools needed: Cursor IDE, gh CLI, and optionally GitHub Pull Requests extension.
- The workflow involves finding relevant PRs, checking them out, analyzing changes, and preparing review comments.
- AI generates a high-level summary, checks dependencies, assesses impact, and suggests focus areas.
- Review comments are prepared with a friendly tone and verified for accuracy.
- The workflow includes creating and submitting reviews via CLI commands.
- The process is iterative, with feedback improving future reviews.