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   "text": "The benefit of a code review is negatively correlated with the size of the code under review: the larger the number of files in a single review, the lower the rate of beneficial feedback from reviewers.",
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   "text": "Patch size degrades multiple dimensions of code review performance at once: comment density per reviewer falls as patches grow, the quality and amount of contribution is affected, and the time required to provide significant contributions increases.",
   "abstract": "found that comment density by reviewer decreases as patches increased. 18 Accordingly, the quality and amount of contribution is affected by patch size.19 And, patch size increases the time required to provide significant contributions.20",
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   "text": "Proposed remedies for patch size, namely distributing the workload across a broader set of reviewers and providing better transparency on developer review queues, have not solved the problem; patch size remains an issue affecting the quality, speed, and effectiveness of modern code review.",
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