A code review should focus on the functionality of the code and on keeping mistaken, badly constructed, and dangerous code out, rather than on conforming code to a reviewer's stylistic logic.
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Instead, a code review should focus on the functionality of the code and on keeping mistaken, badly constructed, and dangerous code out.
Wulf A. Kaal, Code Review DAO (2024). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4734750
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