Developer proposes five human decisions to keep in AI code review
11/05/2026 — 11/05, 03:17·1 sources (all)·1 reports (all)
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- A developer argues that once AI agents write much of the code, code review should keep five decisions firmly in human hands, while the rest…
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On November 5, 2026, the AI section of DEV Community published a post by a developer asking which decisions in code review should still be made by people once AI agents generate large volumes of code. The author's answer is five questions, none of them about typos or minor mistakes, while everything else can be moved to a reviewer that runs earlier in the process. The post does not itemize the five decisions, but centers on the argument for keeping them with humans.
To back the point up, the author cites a JetBrains Research survey dated August 26, 2026. Calculated from the midpoints of the survey's response buckets, self-reported data from more than 15,000 developers puts the share of code now fully written by agents at roughly 47%. In the same survey, only 43% of developers said they would hand code review over entirely to AI. The author reads this as evidence that most developers are still reluctant to give up manual review, which is why those five decisions should remain with people.
Only one article and the survey figures it cites are available so far, so the exact list of the five decisions, how the earlier automated reviewer is meant to work, and the survey's methodology cannot be independently verified. The discussion currently stands at the point of a proposed framework rather than an established practice.
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A developer argues that five code-review decisions should stay human as AI agents write more code, while the rest can move to automated reviewers that run earlier. The post cites JetBrains Research survey data showing developers self-report about 47% of their code is agent-written, and only 43% are ready to fully delegate review to AI.
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