Code Review Matters and Manners
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Abstract
A code review is basically a technical discussion which should lead to improvements in the code and/or sharing knowledge in a team. As with any conversation, it should have substance and form.
What’s involved in a good code review? What kind of problems do we want to spot and address? Trisha Gee will talk about things a reviewer may consider when looking at changes: what potential issues to look for; why certain patterns may be harmful; and, of course, what NOT to look at.
But when it comes to commenting on someone’s work, it may be hard to find the right words to convey a useful message without offending the authors - after all, this is something that they worked hard on. Maria Khalusova will share some observations, thoughts and practical tricks on how to give and receive feedback without turning a code review into a battlefield.
The talk
More Information
Books
- What to Look for in a Code Review - Trisha Gee (free!)
- Code Complete: A Practical Handbook of Software Construction, Second Edition
- Steve McConnell
- Steve McConnellArticles
- What to look for in a Code Review, the article that started all of this.
- What to look for in a Code Review: Tests
- What to look for in a Code Review: Performance
- What to look for in a Code Review: Data Structures
- What to look for in a Code Review: SOLID Principles
- What to look for in a Code Review: Security
- What to look for in a Code Review: Upsource Quick Wins
- What to look for in: Java 8 code
- Code Reviews: Just Do It
- What we learned from Google: code reviews aren’t just for catching bugs
- The Human Cost of Tech Debt
- How to Pick Your Battles on a Software Team
And, of course…
- You can download Upsource, it’s free for up to 10 users.