I was just thinking about this. In a few areas such as competitive programming, the path to improvement can be meteoric. There’s a natural feedback loop. You

I was just thinking about this. In a few areas such as competitive programming, the path to improvement can be meteoric. There’s a natural feedback loop. You first attempt to solve the problem, then viewing other’s solution provides you with critical feedback to reassess and learn from the experience. Outside of this narrow competitive niche however, it’s difficult to find a consistent source of feedback. (Other than manual code review as you mentioned). Finding a way to fill this need will surely improve the field as a whole.