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> You are not your code… As simple and important as this is for productive code reviews, I observed in my experience that it’s not as common a trait as one exp

by 541 5y ago

> You are not your code… As simple and important as this is for productive code reviews, I observed in my experience that it’s not as common a trait as one expects it to be. I can maybe attribute it to the stigma that is more deep rooted. In setups where rigorous code reviews are not norm, I notice, many if not most people, take the comments on their code as comments on self. Given how rampant this is at several workplaces, what ways/processes can be recommended to be adopted in such setups to have more productive, open and meaningful reviews and ease breaking the stigmas associated?

sverhagen 5y ago
It needs to be reinforced by the team, and not left up to the individual. A team or manager can encourage the behavior (even by just setting expectations at the time of hiring) and based on that, hopefully, some technical leaders are encouraged to lead by example. I also think it has to be part of a bigger strategy of egoless collaboration, and not hiring assholes.