๐ง๐ถ๐ฝ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ช๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐: ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ธ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฃ๐๐น๐น ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ You ask your AI to build a feature. The AI opens a huge pull request. You have no idea where to start reviewing.
- Reviewer attention is scarce
- Large pull requests hide more defects
- Merge conflicts multiply
- You lose the ability to revert one change without ripping out the rest
To avoid this, tell your AI to split work into small pull requests before it writes any code.
- Give the AI a size cap, like 100 lines per pull request
- Each pull request must do one logical thing and stand on its own
- Review the plan first and reject any step that mixes refactoring with new behavior
Benefits of small pull requests:
- Reviewable code: a human can finish reading the diff without losing focus
- Faster feedback: smaller pull requests get reviewed in hours, not days
- Easier rollbacks: you revert one small commit instead of untangling a megachange
Source: https://dev.to/mcsee/ai-coding-tip-023-shrink-your-ais-pull-request-4lnb