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Sashiko Reviews: Bug Bombs or Review Saviors?

Sashiko promises smarter code reviews with AI. But Brian Exelbierd's data says it's dropping pre-existing bug alerts like confetti — mostly not, until it does, hard.

Open Source Beat Apr 07, 2026 4 min read
Chart of bi-modal Sashiko review comment distributions on unchanged code

⚡ Key Takeaways

  • Sashiko reviews are bi-modal: mostly diff-focused, but noisy outliers flag untouched code heavily. 𝕏
  • Pre-existing bugs get dumped on patch authors, risking review fatigue. 𝕏
  • Exelbierd's API data confirms duplicate noise from repeated subsystem touches. 𝕏
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