Code reviews
The process of manually checking the code of other developers is called a code review. This includes all changes, that is, not only new functionality but also bug fixes or even simple configuration changes.
A review is always done by at least one fellow developer, and it usually happens in the context of a pull request, shortly before the code of a feature or bug fix branch gets merged into the main branch; only if the reviewer approves the changes will they become part of the actual application.
In this section, we will discuss what you should look for in code reviews, why they are so important, and how they should be done to make them a successful tool in your toolkit.
Why you should do code reviews
It might sound a bit obvious because that is what this whole book is about. Yet, it cannot be stressed enough – code reviews will improve the quality of your code. Let us examine more closely why:
- Easy to introduce: Introducing code reviews usually...
