EPISODE · Oct 18, 2022 · 36 MIN
Code Reviews: Giving and Receiving Feedback
from Build and Learn · host CJ Avilla, Colin Loretz
Disclaimer: The episode on Creating Pull Requests got lost so Episode 6 ended up being our Build vs Buy episode. Upcoming Conferences Of NoteRails SaaS - Oct 6-7, 2022 (already happened)Ruby Conf Mini - Nov 15-17RubyConf - Nov 29-Dec 1Chirp - Nov 16thPull Request Guide from ThoughtbotOther Tips for giving a nice PR reviewRemember the person on the other end of your review is a human. As devs it’s easy to mix our identity with the code we write and any criticism of that code can be challenging to absorb.Timeliness Respond quickly if you are a reviewerThis can be especially challenging when dealing with major differences in timezoneChecklists Does this code belong somewhere else?Is this code tested?Do I understand this code? PRs can be a way to do knowledge transfer to other folks on the teamAre there any glaring security concerns?Should someone else also review this change?What might go wrong when this is deployed? Is there observability in place?Is there a large migration that needs special treatment?Other things: I try to group all of my replies into one big response rather than lots of individual comments, that way theTools MentionedGraphite.dev
What this episode covers
This episode is all about giving and receiving feedback via code reviews. Use some of these tips and tricks in your next code review.
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