WhatTheDiff is an innovative AI assistant designed to streamline the code review process. By analyzing the diffs in your pull requests, it generates clear, straightforward summaries in plain English. This allows development teams to understand code changes quickly and efficiently, reducing review times and improving the quality of code review.
WhatTheDiff Core Features
Automated pull request summaries
Plain English descriptions of code changes
Integration with GitHub and GitLab
Customizable summary settings
WhatTheDiff Pro & Cons
The Cons
Requires full access to code repositories due to GitHub/GitLab API limitations
Does not store code but some users may be concerned about full repo access
Unused tokens do not roll over to the next month
No open source code availability
The Pros
Automates the time-consuming task of writing pull request descriptions
Keeps non-technical stakeholders informed with simplified and translated summaries
Supports nearly all programming languages
Provides inline AI refactoring to improve code directly
Offers fine-granular settings for token consumption and CI workflow tuning