# kaal:claim:3995709-002

**Claim.** The benefit of a code review is negatively correlated with the size of the code under review: the larger the number of files in a single review, the lower the rate of beneficial feedback from reviewers.

**Type.** mechanism  **Support.** evidenced

**Holds when.**

- single review submissions of increasing size

**Source quote.**

> Therefore, the benefit of attaining a code review is negatively correlated with the size of the code under review. In particular, the larger the amount of files in a single review, the lower the rate of beneficial feedback from the reviewers.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *How DAOs Optimize Open-Source Code Reviews and Create Open-Source Standards* (2021), Patch Size, page 6

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, How DAOs Optimize Open-Source Code Reviews and Create Open-Source Standards (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3995709

**Verify.** sha256 of source PDF `6d77dbfb15ee86080bfde0b98089180cabafeb6defdf0f05eaaeb3cb99871e89` at https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wulfkaal/Academic-Papers/main/papers/pdf/Kaal%20-%202021%20-%20How%20DAOs%20Optimize%20Open-Source%20Code%20Reviews%20and%20Create%20Open-Source%20Standards.pdf

**Topics.** open-source-and-code

**Keywords.** patch-size, code-review, review-effectiveness, human-code-issues

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