When the Reviewer Says the Diff Is Too Broad
Practice handling reviewer pushback on an AI-generated diff without turning the thread into a scope argument.
Marcus M Reviewer Review thread The core fix may be good, but the merge surface is noisy and the reviewer does not want to bless accidental refactor scope. This is where authors often start defending elegance instead of restoring clarity. 1 hotfix blocked on review 14 files in one diff 3 intents mixed together Framework Converge on code health Use the reviewer comment as data about mergeability, not as an accusation that the implementation is worthless. Common trap Defend every touched line because the larger design also seems sensible. The thread becomes a narrowing loop instead of a values clash.
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