Code Review

A topic within Software Engineering, itself one of 15 topics in that field and part of Computer Science.

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Paper2013

Expectations, Outcomes, and Challenges of Modern Code Review

Alberto Bacchelli & Christian Bird

An empirical study at Microsoft finding that code review catches few defects directly, and that its real value is shared awareness and mentorship across the team.

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Computer Science · Software Engineering

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Paper2018

Modern Code Review: A Case Study at Google

Sadowski et al.

A study of Google's code review process at scale, finding that most reviews are fast and focused on maintainability rather than defect-hunting, contrary to the traditional inspection model.

Computer Science · Software Engineering

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Expectations, Outcomes, and Challenges of Modern Code Review

Modern Code Review: A Case Study at Google

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