--- title: The Code Review Pyramid | daily.dev description: The "Code Review Pyramid" is a visual guide for code reviews. It aims to show which aspects of a code change should be focused on the most and which should be... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/the-code-review-pyramid-a5tm76e59 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: The Code Review Pyramid | daily.dev og:description: The "Code Review Pyramid" is a visual guide for code reviews. It aims to show which aspects of a code change should be focused on the most and which should be... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-code-review-pyramid-a5tm76e59 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/A5Tm76E59.png og:image:alt: The Code Review Pyramid 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 Code Review Pyramid **[Pointer](https://daily.dev/sources/pointer)** · 1 min read · 355 upvotes · 13 comments ## Summary The "Code Review Pyramid" is a visual guide for code reviews. It aims to show which aspects of a code change should be focused on the most and which should be automated. The visual is available as an SVG file and can be printed as a high-res version. ## 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. **@dannysing** · 1 upvotes > great visualisation and "to the point" ideas **@maxalthaus** · 0 upvotes > Can i use this also if i don* code APIs? **@jaloplo** · 0 upvotes > Clear, concise, fully understable with lot of information to take into account. Congrats!!! **@yoaeph000** · 0 upvotes > i like it **@jessyco** · 0 upvotes > Having these kinds of simple to read and review sheets is great for reference and guiding a team on what to focus on; thank you for sharing. ## 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: [#general-programming](https://daily.dev/tags/general-programming), [#tech-news](https://daily.dev/tags/tech-news) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/the-code-review-pyramid-a5tm76e59) ```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 Code Review Pyramid","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-code-review-pyramid-a5tm76e59","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-code-review-pyramid-a5tm76e59"},"datePublished":"2022-03-15T14:46:16.307Z","dateModified":"2022-03-15T14:46:16.307Z","description":"The \"Code Review Pyramid\" is a visual guide for code reviews. 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