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Discussion on: Where There is Code There Should be a Review (but Why?)

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Andrew Baisden

Code reviews make a huge difference to a developers career development. Over time your code will improve and as a consequence you become better at code reviews yourself so you become a better developer overall.

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Jessica Veit

This is very true! 😊 I think that when reviewing one takes way more time actually thinking about the code that is there - especially regarding side effects - because you do not have to actually solve the problem anymore and can put your focus elsewhere.

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Andrew Baisden

I agree you become a more dependable developer and it can be the difference between a junior, mid or senior. Reviewing other developers code can really raise your status within a team.

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Blockchainorama

I like how you phrased that - more dependable developer - I think reviews help you to understand the big-picture of a software, not just codewise, but also people-wise. You get to know your peers on this professional level and start to understand how they think about certain challenges and how they approach them!