I feel like this article is written with a bunch of false dichotomies. You can still have code reviews and still have trust. We're required to do code reviews

I feel like this article is written with a bunch of false dichotomies. You can still have code reviews and still have trust. We're required to do code reviews for SOC II compliance. Even if we werent, I'd likely still encourage my team to do them. I trust everyone on our team. They're all extremely talented and competent. They could all ship things to prod everyday without a peer code review and I doubt we'd notice any difference in quality. The reality is code reviews serve way more than making big brother happy. They help to avoid silos. They help to gain perspective. They help people mentor and grow. They help the team build a collective understanding of how to work effectively.