been reading up on how code reviews are shifting from simple diff checks to much deeper architectural decisions. it feels like were moving away from checking syntax and toward a real
taste problem regarding system design. the logic is that the pull request is becoming the primary decision-making surface in engineering.
this makes auditing schema changes way more stressful . if you arent looking at the broader impact, you might miss how a small change breaks something in /src/api/v2. watch out for silent regressions when the focus is only on the lines changed. anyone else feeling like the scope of reviews is getting too bloated to manage?
more here:
https://thenewstack.io/code-review-taste-problem/