When did code reviews become so ubiquitous?
Articles complaining about the reality of code reviews seem to be commonplace. But if they're not working out, why not just abandon them, maybe try something different?
Articles complaining about the reality of code reviews seem to be commonplace. But if they're not working out, why not just abandon them, maybe try something different?
The one alternative that (some) code-review advocates seem willing to accept is XP-style full-time pair programming. But that leaves even less room for individuality and solo accomplishment.
Dollar for dollar, code reviews are more effective at finding and fixing bugs than any other activity we can do, including QA tests. However code reviews are very hard on people, and can easily create conflict.
Which one matters more, and how careful people are, varies widely by organization.
Comments on pull requests are not on the same level and those findings shouldn't be hastily generalised.