Inclusive Tech: Conducting Humane Code Reviews

Code reviews are key parts of the software development process, so why do so many developers dread them? In this course, learn how to take code reviews from painful to productive.

Introduction

• Code reviews: heated, but needed

1. Why Do We Perform Code Reviews?

• Goal 1: Catch design flaws
• Goal 2: Ensure code clarity and coherence
• Goal 3: Validate necessity
• Goal 4: Confirm functionality

2. The Working Team Agreement

• What's a team working agreement?
• Why does my team need a team working agreement?
• Challenge: Create a team agreement
• Solution: Sample team agreement

3. Developer Pain Points in Code Reviews (AKA, What Not to Do!)

• Subjectivity
• Tone of voice
• Process loopholes

4. Strategies for Better Code Reviews

• Objectivity
• Tools of objectivity
• TL;DR Don't be a jerk!
• Team working agreement to the rescue!
• Challenge: Your code review challenge
• Solution: Your code review challenge

Conclusion

• Your code reviews