Code Review When You Don’t Fully Understand the Code

Let’s be honest — sometimes you open a pull request and... you’re not totally sure what the code is doing.

That doesn’t mean you can’t contribute.

Even when the logic is unfamiliar, you can still add real value by reviewing:

✅ Code style – Is it clean, consistent, readable?
✅ Null checks – Are we safely handling possible nulls?
✅ Error handling – Could something fail? Do we need try/catch?
✅ Structure – Is the code modular and maintainable?

If I’m unsure, I’ll even run the code past AI to suggest optimizations or cleaner patterns. It’s like pair programming with a supercharged assistant.

Code reviews aren’t just about catching bugs — they’re about raising the overall quality of the codebase together.