--- title: The Art of Code Review | daily.dev description: Code review is an important part of software development that ensures code quality, reduces technical debt, and promotes knowledge sharing. Being a polite and... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/the-art-of-code-review-zb8zs5lio twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: The Art of Code Review | daily.dev og:description: Code review is an important part of software development that ensures code quality, reduces technical debt, and promotes knowledge sharing. Being a polite and... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-art-of-code-review-zb8zs5lio og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/Zb8Zs5lIo.png og:image:alt: The Art of Code Review og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # The Art of Code Review **[Community Picks](https://daily.dev/sources/community)** · 6 min read · 307 upvotes · 25 comments ## Summary Code review is an important part of software development that ensures code quality, reduces technical debt, and promotes knowledge sharing. Being a polite and helpful reviewer is important to maintain a healthy working relationship. It's also important to focus on the logic behind changes rather than insignificant details. For big changes, it's recommended to break them down into smaller, manageable pieces and use intermediate code reviews to facilitate the review process. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@eduardcapanu** · 8 upvotes > AS it says the article, 'Code review is a conversation, not a queue of commands'. > > Definitely like it **@mayarelabbasy** · 3 upvotes > Thanks for the article, > In addition to the approaches you mentioned regarding the automation step, it would be beneficial for the team to use packages that check for errors & warnings before pushing the commits into the remote code base it will save you lots of time. > I've used Husky & lint-staged with react they are powerful & highly recommend you can check this [article](https://medium.com/how-to-react/how-to-use-husky-and-lint-staged-in-react-js-to-push-your-error-free-code-to-git-f9a382d4b624) to know how to complete the step up for them. **@titani0us** · 2 upvotes > Coaching builds community; Commands build dissent. **@gislenecarvalho743** · 2 upvotes > Code Review is one the most important part of software development. I agree with the article in a deep way. Thanks for the sharing your experience with us. **@jgsaade** · 1 upvotes > CODE REVIEW = CONVERSATION! ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#code-review](https://daily.dev/tags/code-review) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/the-art-of-code-review-zb8zs5lio) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"The Art of Code Review","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-art-of-code-review-zb8zs5lio","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-art-of-code-review-zb8zs5lio"},"datePublished":"2023-05-21T10:13:01.777Z","dateModified":"2024-04-12T08:14:47.363Z","description":"Code review is an important part of software development that ensures code quality, reduces technical debt, and promotes knowledge sharing. 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I agree with the article in a deep way. Thanks for the sharing your experience with us.","datePublished":"2023-05-22T14:47:21.970Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/Zb8Zs5lIo#c-DUEW5wuV5","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Gislene dos Santos Carvalho","url":"https://daily.dev/gislenecarvalho743","image":"https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/AEdFTp6j_DIJL32pJMReJHOw6ASxXDkNGWxwTplmtKln=s96-c"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":2}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"CODE REVIEW = CONVERSATION!","datePublished":"2023-06-07T15:01:41.244Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/Zb8Zs5lIo#c-tMyZn01lZ","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Jose","url":"https://daily.dev/jgsaade","image":"https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/AAcHTteRtD5NKLIft77WdnrHedrwIwCkdEYEKNKn5fY1emY=s96-c"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1}}]} ```