>RE unit testing: I realize it's not that widespread. But anyone developing software and not unit testing is doing it wrong. They should take all the time they

>RE unit testing: I realize it's not that widespread. But anyone developing software and not unit testing is doing it wrong. They should take all the time they waste on code reviews and instead spend it on building out their test suite. This is a very good point. If there are very basic things not being done (or done well) focusing on those things is more important than ceremonial code-reviews - and in the beginning it seems code-reviews are often only ceremonial and some shops never get past this stage. I've never seen them work really well aside from cases where they happen organically between two co-workers who like and respect each other.