Code review signals that scale in AI-assisted development
As PR volume rises, review becomes the guardrail. Here’s how to measure review quality and speed without slowing teams down.
When AI makes it easier to generate code, review becomes the primary quality gate. The challenge is balancing speed with safety, especially as PR volume grows and changes become harder to reason about.
Measure the review system, not the reviewer
The goal isn’t to create a “reviewer leaderboard” for performance management. It’s to understand whether the review system helps teams ship reliably: review cycle time, participation, and whether feedback is constructive.
- Review time: where do PRs spend time waiting?
- Review coverage: are PRs getting enough eyes?
- Review impact: do comments correlate with fewer follow-up fixes?
Triage to keep throughput high
Not every PR needs the same depth. Use consistent guidelines to route changes: small refactors can move quickly; risky changes deserve deeper review.
Make it easier to do the right thing
The best review systems reduce cognitive load: clear ownership, predictable expectations, and visibility into bottlenecks.
Review is not just about correctness. It is also about maintaining shared context and preventing silent complexity from creeping in.
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