Stop Sending Me Huge PRs: A Rant

Stop sending me huge PRs; a rant

A developer vents about the growing trend of AI-generated pull requests that span thousands of lines, arguing that small PRs are essential for reviewability and maintainability. The author dismisses the excuse that large changes are necessary, emphasizes the importance of clear naming over excessive comments, and challenges the idea of using AI to review AI-generated code. The post ends with a playful accusation that giant PRs might be a tactic to get approvals through reviewer fatigue.

I'm tired boss. I'm tired of reviewing one, two, three _thousand_ line PRs because some agent was able to "one shot the whole issue."

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2026-08-14