Karthik Reddy ·
Code review is where a lot of senior reputation is actually built
Reviews that explain the reasoning, distinguish blocking issues from preferences, and approve when something is good enough make you someone people want to work with. Reviews that consist of style nitpicks on a change that solves a hard problem do the opposite.
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