5 Reasons you should start doing code reviews

  1. It will help catch quality issues earlier, another perspective on your code might reveal possible bugs
  2. It will help you be more aware of other work going on
  3. It will increase the quality of your coding practices
  4. You will learn from other people's perspectives on your code
  5. You will learn by looking at other people's code
    Books are made better by editors. Coders are made better by pair programming and code reviews. - Scott Hanselman
    Why not add Code Reviews to your Definition of Done today?


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