You've probably tried pasting your code into an AI and getting back a wall of text that ranges from "obvious stuff I already knew" to "cool idea but completely impractical." Yeah, that's the real problem with AI code review — not that it doesn't work, but that most people are asking it the wrong questions.
I've spent the last few months using Claude, GPT, and a few others to review code at scale, and the difference between a useless review and an actually helpful one usually comes down to how you ask. Let me share what's working in practice.
The Setup: What You're Actually Trying to Do
Before you paste code, know what you want:
Catch bugs and logic errors? Different prompt than spotting performance issues.
