Effective code reviews

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Covers why code review matters for software quality and the benefits it brings, aimed both at developers who skip reviews and those who perform them reluctantly. Provides concrete hints and tips for conducting code reviews more effectively, but does not focus on any specific tools or languages.

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1. 0:00Effective Code Reviews
2. 3:45Why is it worth my time?
3. 4:52public boolean isDisabled() return enabled
4. 7:18New guy in the team
5. 10:20New AWESOME idea to be implemented
6. 14:09OK. I made a change. How to raise a review?
7. 15:131 ISSUE = 1 CODE REVIEW
8. 16:32180 changed files Hours spent on reviewing
9. 21:22Put context on the review
10. 23:33Add comments and resources
11. 25:11Mark important/risky changes
12. 27:14Opposite side of the same fence
13. 29:16Understand the reasons of the changes
14. 33:13Beware of the scope creep
15. 33:52Adopt positive attitude
16. 34:30TDD Kata
17. 35:02Code review Kata
18. 36:31Thank you

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