I’m a web developer & data visualizer working at a think tank in D.C. I'm a self-taught dev trying to better my skills. I spend most of my time on the front end of the stack.
Location
Washington, D.C.
Work
Lead Developer at Center for Strategic and International Studies
Thanks so much! It's been a really great practice. It gets them involved with the code review process from the perspective of a reviewer, which in turn leads to them writing better code on the first try (because they learn what to look for). Having to explain my choices and reconsider things I took for granted was an excellent bonus to implementing this rule, and it's made me change how I do a few things after realizing they could be done better.
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Thanks so much! It's been a really great practice. It gets them involved with the code review process from the perspective of a reviewer, which in turn leads to them writing better code on the first try (because they learn what to look for). Having to explain my choices and reconsider things I took for granted was an excellent bonus to implementing this rule, and it's made me change how I do a few things after realizing they could be done better.