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Effective Code Reviews

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  • 21 Lessons

Giving and receiving feedback effectively is a critical component of growing as a software engineer. In this course we talk about how to prepare for code review, but as a person being reviewed and as a reviewer. What makes an effective code review? Why is it a good idea for juniors to review the work of seniors? How do you avoid being "that guy" during reviews?
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Contents

You should do code reviews
Different types of code review
Bonus: Google's Code Review Best Practices

Giving Feedback

Picking a forum for feedback
Delivering feedback via SET

Following or Developing a Review Process

Following the process
Have a style guide
Stay consistent
Bonus: Complete List of Popular Style Guides

Maintaining Small Changes

How to do big features with only small changes
How releases work
Your first small change for a large feature
Keeping changes small
Exercise: This PR is too BIG!
Exercise Solution

Maximizing the Benefits of Reviews

Using templates
Before requesting a review...
When giving a code review...
Determining you pool of reviewers
Why have a diverse pool of reviewers?
Bonus: Pull Request templates