CMU Prof: Code Review Won't Survive AI-Generated Code — and That's a Chance to Redesign It
CharlotteHase · x · 2026-09-04
CMU professor Christian Kästner launched a new blog, "The Last Software Engineer?", with colleagues on the future of software engineering and SE education in the AI era. His first article argues code review as we know it likely won't survive coding agents producing code at machine pace — some teams defend it with strict policies, others automate or abandon it. Tracing the history from Fagan-style inspections to modern lightweight review, he questions whether past practice was ever a gold standard, and suggests focusing on preserving review's indirect benefits while redesigning it.
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