Prepare Your Code for Review

10 May 2022 by Phillip JohnstonAuthors can greatly improve the code review process through preparation. Some of this will come naturally, since the pressure of having code reviewed by another person will push people to develop code to a higher standard (i.e., to avoid the pain of receiving a flood of feedback). The use of a disciplined preparation process will also help the author identify defects before the reviewer sees the changes, and it will also ensure that the reviewer’s job can be executed more efficiently, increasing the throughput of reviews and enabling reviewers to focus purely on finding defects. …

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