1019: LGTM, Ship It: The AI Code Review Problem

This episode tackles the growing pains of AI-assisted development, from the struggle of reviewing thousands of lines of agent-generated code to the mounting technical debt when teams merge PRs without meaningful human review. Scott and Wes also dig into local models, whether jujutsu really beats git, how freelancers should price work in the AI era, and getting your team on board with external libraries.

Show Notes

• 00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
• 00:45 Understanding AI-Generated Code
• 06:24 The Challenges of Code Review in AI Development
• 11:21 What the heck are local models?
  • CJ’s Guide to Local AI
• 16:09 Exploring New Tools: Jujutsu and Beyond
• 20:35 Exploring Version Control Innovations
• 22:18 Pricing Strategies in the Age of AI
• 24:52 webkit-box-reflect not in the browsers.
• 27:44 The Angular vs. React Debate
• 31:46 Sick Picks & Shameless Plugs.

Sick Picks

• Scott: Huggingface Reachy Mini Robot
• Wes: Bose QC35

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