# kaal:claim:3995709-017

**Claim.** A code review should focus on the functionality of the code and on keeping mistaken, badly constructed, and dangerous code out, rather than on the reviewer imposing their own stylistic logic.

**Type.** normative  **Support.** asserted

**Source quote.**

> Instead, a code review should focus on functionality of the code and on keeping mistaken, badly constructed, and dangerous code out.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *How DAOs Optimize Open-Source Code Reviews and Create Open-Source Standards* (2021), Lack of Crowd Controls, page 13

**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.** review-scope, code-functionality, normative-design, code-review

**Related claims.**

- restated_by: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/4734750-012
- extended_by: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/4755632-022

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