---
title: "How to Review Code as a Junior Developer"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-review-code-as-a-junior-developer-hdpvgbng9
source_url: https://medium.com/pinterest-engineering/how-to-review-code-as-a-junior-developer-10ffb7846958
type: article
source: "Pinterest Engineering"
published: 2021-06-09T11:08:24.876Z
updated: 2021-10-07T14:17:10.317Z
tags: ["general-programming"]
reading_time: 6
upvotes: 58
comments: 5
language: en
---

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# How to Review Code as a Junior Developer

**[Pinterest Engineering](https://daily.dev/sources/pint)** · 6 min read · 58 upvotes · 5 comments

## Summary

Emma Catlin is a Software Engineer at Pinterest. She learned how to code review as a junior developer. She says there are multiple benefits to reviewing code as aJunior Developer. It can help you learn the code base and build a feedback circle. It also gives you a hint of who to ask if you have any questions.

## Full article

daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: <https://medium.com/pinterest-engineering/how-to-review-code-as-a-junior-developer-10ffb7846958>

## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@kilimcgee** · 4 upvotes

> Definitely worth the read! It's vitally important to spread the burden of code review and get junior devs involved!

**@hakki264ulku** · 3 upvotes

> it is good to read someone's article who is a junior developer when you are also a junior... :) thnx

**@lior** · 1 upvotes

> Great article with operative steps!

**@thomasleconte** · 1 upvotes

> Nice article that was interesting !

**@jackofalltrades** · 1 upvotes

> Great post for new engineers

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