In my experience, code reviews promote trust. They make changes a collaboration and a conversation, where reviewers and implementor(s) bring different intuition

In my experience, code reviews promote trust. They make changes a collaboration and a conversation, where reviewers and implementor(s) bring different intuitions and concerns, and help expand understanding of risks and goals. Sure, a lot of that can happen before any code is written, but it’s inherently more abstract. Code reviews aren’t just about code, and probably shouldn’t be framed that way.