Reviewing AI Code Without Being a Senior Dev

You don't need ten years of experience to review AI-written code well. You need a checklist, a few good questions, and the discipline to actually read the diff.

Read the shape before the lines

Before reading any code, look at which files changed:

• Did it touch files unrelated to the task? That's scope creep, so ask why.
• Did it change a test file? Read that first, and make sure no assertion was weakened.
• Did it add a new dependency? Check that the package is real, maintained and widely used. AI sometimes invents package names, and attackers register those names.
• Did it change a...