Jack Ganssle’s Code Review Process

9 May 2022 by Phillip JohnstonThis entry provides an overview of Jack Ganssle’s code review process, as outlined in detail within A Guide to Code Inspections. What Distinguishes Jack Ganssle’s Process from Other Processes Jack’s process is different from many other processes we have encountered in one distinct way: he wants developers to review code before actually testing it – this provides the most efficient returns. The reasoning is that reviewing before testing provides a better return-on-investment: Inspections are a quality gate, a filter for bugs. They must take place after one gets a clean compile (i.e., let the tools …

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