A Day in the Life of a Code Reviewer
Who this book is for
Người làm công nghệ và AI trong doanh nghiệp Việt Nam: nhân viên IT một mình hay trong nhóm nhỏ, lập trình viên, người dựng tính năng AI, trưởng nhóm kỹ thuật ở công ty vừa và nhỏ; vừa phải giữ hệ thống chạy ổn, vừa được giao đưa công cụ và AI mới vào công việc của các phòng khác.
Sound familiar?
- Review requests wait days unclaimed.
- Comments focus on style while logic bugs slip through.
- Tidy AI-written code is approved unread.
- Reviews become rubber stamps.
After reading, you can
Help tech staff review code usefully, quickly and critically, including AI-written code.
Each chapter answers one question
Chapter 1: Is code review really about catching bugs?
What purpose is code review serving in my team?
Code review catches fewer bugs than people think, but spreads more knowledge than people think.
Chapter 2: Why do bigger changes get approved faster?
Is the change I send for review small enough to read in one sitting?
A small change gets reviewed carefully; a large change gets approved to get it over with.
Chapter 3: The generated code looks clean, but is it right?
Do I review AI-generated code differently from human-written code?
Code that looks neat is not necessarily code that is right for the company's work.
Chapter 4: Which review comments are rules, and which are taste?
Does my review comment help the recipient know what to do next?
A good review comment states clearly what must be fixed and what is only a suggestion.
Chapter 5: What does a change cost while it waits for review?
How long does a change in my team wait for review?
A change waiting long for review grows more costly by the day.