927: Automating Code Review with AI, feat. CodeRabbit’s David Loker

Earlier this year, David Loker joined CodeRabbit as their Director of AI. As more people come to write code with the help of large language models, David believes CodeRabbit will become a helpful assistant for code reviewing and pull requests. He tells Jon Krohn how CodeRabbit assists developers with real-time feedback, as well as the reality of vibe coding, the optimization challenges of agentic AI, and other pressing questions in AI and tech. 

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In this episode you will learn:

• (01:26) How CodeRabbit helps with coding   

• (17:30) Context engineering in context    

• (40:40) How CodeRabbit keeps data secure     

• (46:10) David’s thoughts on “vibe coding”                             

• (1:03:04) If machines will ever be truly creative