I have also seen the "mandatory code reviews" bit fall apart with teams in mixed time zones. One tiny back and forth with the Paris team can delay a change by t

I have also seen the "mandatory code reviews" bit fall apart with teams in mixed time zones. One tiny back and forth with the Paris team can delay a change by two days, sometimes blocking other work. I have wanted to switch to something closer to "just commit, notify people, and let them revert or fix it as needed".