Uploaded April 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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After years of working across multiple teams + companies, here are my best practices and tactics to have better code reviews. Code review is a fundamental part of every well run engineering team: any code written should get reviewed by a human who approves the change.

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Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:20 - Different company terminology for code changes
2:03 - Code review if you're new to a team/company
2:40 - Healthy code review -- too high level
3:14 - Healthy code review -- too low level
3:58 - Healthy code review -- sweet spot
4:51 - Best practice #1 - keep code changes small
5:37 - Best practice #2 - delegate work to the computer
6:37 - Best practice #3 - be proactive about getting feedback
7:27 - Best practice #4 - be aware of the back-and-forth

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