They also ensure that the conceptual integrity of the codebase remains intact.
Moreover, they allow a developer who is less familiar with the codebase to propose a solution, even if they might not fully grasp the entire context of the project or codebase. This is a significant advantage.
However, unfortunately, code reviews can devolve into hazing or become a means to establish power dynamics that shouldn't exist.
We should never assume the reviewer knows everything. A productive code review is more of a collaboration rather than a teacher-student relationship.
How can we automate issues like using a task UUID as a device UUID within the code? Or addressing an n + 1 problem when another API with batch functionality is available?
We can't automate those(yet)