Episode 20: Stories from people who got fired and doing effective code reviews

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Episode 20: Stories from people who got fired and doing effective code reviews

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Aug 1, 2016

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In episode 20, Jamison and Dave share some stories from people who have been fired.

We also answer this question: How do I make code reviews more effective? It feels like reviewers fit into 2 categories: either they are too quick and superficial, or they get bogged down in nit picks.

Released:

Aug 1, 2016

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