kaal:claim:3995709-007

Code confusion produces blind approval, where a reviewer hopes a co-worker knows what they are doing and approves a change without understanding it, which can result in further bugs and delayed production.

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blind approval may occur when a reviewer hopes their co-worker knows what they're doing and blindly approves a change.36 Blind approval can result in further bugs and delay production.

From

Wulf A. Kaal, How DAOs Optimize Open-Source Code Reviews and Create Open-Source Standards (2021), Code Confusion, p. 9
https://ssrn.com/abstract=3995709 · source PDF

Cite as

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

Holds when

reviewers confused by unfamiliar code
peer trust within a team

Classification

failuresupport: evidencedfailure: blind approvalfamily: smart-contract-bug-and-exploitinstitutional-design

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