The more hierarchical the code review process and the more barriers to entry it imposes, the lower the quality of the resulting code.
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In other words, the more hierarchical the code review process and the more barriers to entry, the lower the quality of code.
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Wulf A. Kaal, How DAOs Optimize Open-Source Code Reviews and Create Open-Source Standards (2021), Flawed Code Review Process, p. 13 https://ssrn.com/abstract=3995709 · source PDF
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legacy code review firms with hierarchical reviewer selection
restated_bykaal:claim:4755632-017 The more hierarchical the code review process, the lower the quality of the reviewed code, and the same holds ...
restated_bykaal:claim:4734750-007 The more hierarchical the code review process, the lower the quality of the reviewed code; hierarchy in review...
extended_bykaal:claim:4734750-010 Hierarchical code review undermines long-term participation by reviewers at the edges of the reviewer spectrum...
extended_bykaal:claim:4734750-015 Market concentration among the top five audit firms itself creates high barriers to entry for new participants...
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