> I think selling them as an automated engineer is a little over the top at the moment

Indeed. Amazon originally advertised CodeGuru as being "like having a distinguished engineer on call, 24x7".[^1] That became a punchline at work for a good while.

I can definitely see the value of a tool that helps identify issues and suggest fixes for stuff beyond your typical linter, though. In theory, getting that stuff out of the way could make for more meaningful human reviews. (Just don't overpromise what it can reasonably do.)

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