The Fastest Way to Learn a Team’s Values Is Their Code Review
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Some teams comment on performance.
Some on readability.
Some on test coverage.
Some on edge cases.
Over time, those comments shape behavior more than any guideline.
Code review isn’t neutral.
It quietly teaches priorities.
Curious to hear from this crowd : What does your team’s review feedback optimize for most?
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For me, my reviews optimize for clarity. If future-me can't understand it in six months, reviewers will call it out. That taught me fast that readable code matters more than clever code on my team.
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@fatima_sarki That’s a strong cultural signal. When clarity is enforced in reviews, teams naturally favor understanding over cleverness. It’s one of the fastest ways to make code durable over time.