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  "description": "Recorded live at All Things Open, Robbie and guest co-host Nick Taylor talk with Erik Thorelli and Hendrik Krack from CodeRabbit about how they’re rethinking AI-powered code review, why focus beats feature-bloat, the value of transparency, and how CodeRabbit reduces cognitive load for developers whi",
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  "textContent": "Recorded live at All Things Open, Robbie and guest co-host Nick Taylor talk with Erik Thorelli and Hendrik Krack from CodeRabbit about how they’re rethinking AI-powered code review, why focus beats feature-bloat, the value of transparency, and how CodeRabbit reduces cognitive load for developers while keeping humans meaningfully in the loop.\n\nIn this episode:\n\n * (00:00) - Intro\n * (00:45) - Wine rating & review\n * (01:43) - What is CodeRabbit?\n * (05:31) - How CodeRabbit actually works: ASTs, tools, and sequence diagrams\n * (09:20) - Open source: free usage, real-world configs, and community behavior\n * (15:05) - What makes CodeRabbit different from other AI code tools\n * (24:57) - Customizing CodeRabbit\n * (32:53) - What's next for CodeRabbit?\n * (39:55) - Where to learn more about CodeRabbit\n\nLinks\n\n * CodeRabbit: https://www.coderabbit.ai/ [https://www.coderabbit.ai/]\n * GitHub: https://github.com/ [https://github.com/]\n * Claude: https://claude.ai/ [https://claude.ai/]\n * ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/ [https://chatgpt.com/]\n * Ghostty: https://ghostty.org/ [https://ghostty.org/]\n * iTerm: https://iterm2.com/ [https://iterm2.com/]\n * Copilot: https://github.com/features/copilot [https://github.com/features/copilot]\n * Cursor Bugbot: https://cursor.com/bugbot [https://cursor.com/bugbot]\n * Daneil Roe: https://roe.dev/ [https://roe.dev/]\n * VS Code: https://code.visualstudio.com/ [https://code.visualstudio.com/]\n * Windsurf: https://windsurf.ai/ [https://windsurf.ai/]\n * Ember: https://emberjs.com/ [https://emberjs.com/]\n * React: https://react.dev/ [https://react.dev/]\n * Next.js: https://nextjs.org/ [https://nextjs.org/]\n * Vue: https://vuejs.org/ [https://vuejs.org/]\n * Svelte: https://svelte.dev/ [https://svelte.dev/]\n * Parks and Recreation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parks_and_Recreation [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parks_and_Recreation]\n * Go: https://go.dev/ [https://go.dev/]\n * Bun: https://bun.com/ [https://bun.com/]\n * Zig: https://ziglang.org/ [https://ziglang.org/]\n * Mitchell Hashimoto: https://x.com/mitchellh [https://x.com/mitchellh]\n * HashiCorp: https://www.hashicorp.com/ [https://www.hashicorp.com/]\n * IBM: https://www.ibm.com/ [https://www.ibm.com/]\n * Linux Foundation: https://www.linuxfoundation.org/ [https://www.linuxfoundation.org/]\n * Silicon Valley: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Valley_(TV_series) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Valley_(TV_series)]\n * OpenAI Dev Day: https://openai.com/devday/ [https://openai.com/devday/]\n * WWDC: https://developer.apple.com/wwdc25/ [https://developer.apple.com/wwdc25/]\n * Assistant UI: https://www.assistant-ui.com/ [https://www.assistant-ui.com/]\n\nConnect with Erik\n\n * Website: https://www.coderabbit.ai/ [https://www.coderabbit.ai/]\n * X / Twitter: https://x.com/esthor [https://x.com/esthor]\n\nConnect with Hendrik\n\n * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/climateadvocateaienthusiast/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/climateadvocateaienthusiast/]\n * X / Twitter: https://x.com/HKrackDev [https://x.com/HKrackDev]\n\nConnect with the hosts\n\n * Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner [https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner]\n * Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd [https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd]\n * Adam Argyle: https://x.com/argyleink [https://x.com/argyleink]\n\nSubscribe and stay in touch\n\n * Website: https://whiskey.fm [https://whiskey.fm/]\n * Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whiskey-web-and-whatnot/id1552776603 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whiskey-web-and-whatnot/id1552776603]\n * Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19jiuHAqzeKnkleQUpZxDf [https://open.spotify.com/show/19jiuHAqzeKnkleQUpZxDf]\n * Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603 [https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603]\n * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot [https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot]\n\nWhiskey Web and Whatnot Merch\nEnjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund [https://whiskey.fund/].",
  "title": "Doing One Thing Exceptionally Well: CodeRabbit’s Approach to AI Code Review"
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