The Pulse: New trend - concern about massive increase in code review load

This article from the Pragmatic Engineer Newsletter discusses a growing concern among engineering leaders: the massive increase in code review load driven by AI tools like Opus 4.5 and GPT 5.4 generating more code. It explores the bottleneck shift from coding to review, the explosion of AI code review tools (CodeRabbit, Greptile, Qodo, SonarQube, etc.), and in-house solutions at companies like Uber, Cloudflare, and HubSpot. The article also touches on alternative approaches like verifying code through testing and the risk of reviewer burnout, making it highly relevant to software engineering and tech industry trends.