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Tony St Pierre
Tony St Pierre

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Code Review Without Ego: Six Virtues That Transform Teams

Ego ruins good reviews.

It masks itself as rigor. Corrects to control. Critiques without clarity.

But review, done right, is not a checkpoint. It's a forge.

Where clarity sharpens thought, humility opens the way to truth. And every line becomes a mirror not just for the code, but for the coder.

This reflection combines the engineering discipline with Stoic principles.

It asks: What kind of reviewer are you when no one's watching?

If feedback feels like friction more than formation, this one's for you.

Read: The Virtuous Review

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