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By means of 12 interviews, a survey with 44 respondents, and the analysis of review logs for 9 million reviewed changes, we investigate motivations behind code
by kbenson 6y ago
By means of 12 interviews, a survey with 44 respondents, and the analysis of review logs for 9 million reviewed changes, we investigate motivations behind code review at Google, current practices, and developers’ satisfaction and challenges.
While quite a large number of changes, that seems a rather small sample size for interviews, and especially for survey response.
- mediaman 6y agoA general pattern of tech folks trying to understand a subject is that they will analyze billions of data points while doing everything in their power to avoid or minimize talking with people.
- texasbigdata 6y agoPerhaps one of those two activities scales easier than the other.