Code reviews add a layer of bureaucracy and greatly slow down software development speed. Because you have to worry about what others think about your code, in

Code reviews add a layer of bureaucracy and greatly slow down software development speed. Because you have to worry about what others think about your code, in addition to whether it actually works or not. Most comments are nit-picking and minor flaws at best. I think code reviews are beneficial for junior engineers, but should be avoided by everyone else.