From the course: Programming Foundations: Conducting Code Reviews
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Review unfamiliar code
From the course: Programming Foundations: Conducting Code Reviews
Review unfamiliar code
- [Instructor] Whether you're a new developer on the team or an experienced developer reviewing a new part of the code base, reviewing unfamiliar code can be scary. If you don't understand a given group of code changes, you might disqualify yourself from reviewing a given piece of code before even trying. Of course, if you avoid a certain section of the code base, how will you ever learn it? How will you feel encouraged to pick up tasks in this area if you don't feel comfortable reviewing these code changes? Reviewing code is a great way to familiarize yourself with the rest of the code base. Even if you're not the most knowledgeable in that area of the code, there are things you might pick up on that others may not. For example, maybe you see a certain file that isn't deleted along with others in a code review. You can draw attention to it, and even if your suggestion is not the right solution, you can bring up a discussion about the change. Perhaps by drawing attention to it, the…
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