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Ask HN: Do we still need code reviews?
We can find plenty of “DevOps automation” tools on the market. Do you think it still makes sense to do code reviews?
- punkbit 3y agoYes, great to communicate.
- CedricTeyton 3y agoAnd out of curiosity, where do you hold your code reviews? Your hosting platform (GitHub, GitLab...) or elsewhere (Slack, Teams...)?
- HelloNurse 3y agoI don't think people have become smarter or programming easier in the last few years, so why should code reviews become less useful? Automation tools generally facilitate and accelerate going from a mistake to a mistake in production: even if automation also helps with undoing mistakes, reducing friction increases the need for deliberate and preemptive verification, including code reviews.
- CedricTeyton 3y agoAgreed. Automation and AI tools don't make us smarter programmers. However, some companies reportedly don't default to code reviews anymore. [1] There certainly is a balance between both worlds :) [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29792859 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29792859