Pair programming is really hard to make work well, but when it does, I’ve rarely had more fun coding. I’ve had a couple of amazing experiences with pairing, and

Pair programming is really hard to make work well, but when it does, I’ve rarely had more fun coding. I’ve had a couple of amazing experiences with pairing, and it’s made me crave repeating the experience. Unfortunately, it hasn’t worked most of the time. But I think you’re right - I think what you’re saying is code reviews should start before the change is being proposed for commit - it should be an architecturally collaborative process at some level. Code should be guided by reviewers in a positive feedback loop rather than left to critique at the last second. Reviewing code well is difficult, and also important to take seriously.