The more hierarchical the code review process, the lower the quality of the reviewed code, and the same holds for barriers to entry: hierarchy and entry barriers together degrade code quality.
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The more hierarchical the code review process is, the lower is the quality of the reviewed code.
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Wulf A. Kaal, AI Learning - Decentralized Governance to Optimize Human Output Datasets for AI Learning (2024), Market for Code Reviews, p. 34 https://ssrn.com/abstract=4755632 · source PDF
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applies to legacy code review firms with hierarchical review structures
restateskaal:claim:3995709-012 The more hierarchical the code review process and the more barriers to entry it imposes, the lower the quality...
extendskaal:claim:4734750-007 The more hierarchical the code review process, the lower the quality of the reviewed code; hierarchy in review...
extendskaal:claim:4734750-010 Hierarchical code review undermines long-term participation by reviewers at the edges of the reviewer spectrum...
extendskaal:claim:3995709-019 The code review industry is dominated by a cartel formed by the top five code audit firms, and that cartel cre...
extendskaal:claim:4734750-015 Market concentration among the top five audit firms itself creates high barriers to entry for new participants...
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