The primary purpose of code review is to find code that will be hard to maintain(mathstodon.xyz)
360 points by ColinWright 1 day ago | 174 comments
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HN Discussion:
  • Code review has multiple purposes; maintainability is just one of many important ones
  • Knowledge transfer and shared ownership are the most valuable aspects of code review
  • The article's claim promotes lazy reviewing by narrowing review's legitimate scope
  • Bugs actually can be found through code review via code smells and patterns
  • Clarifying the author's mathematical framing about bug-finding limitations