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Do you have code reviews?   [Edit]

Survey period: 21 Aug 2006 to 27 Aug 2006

Having a second set of eyes look over your code is incredibly valuable. But do you do it?

OptionVotes% 
Yes, we do regular formal code inspections and/or reviews12312.95
Yes, we do regular informal code reviews10110.63
Yes, we sometimes to code reviews10511.05
We sometimes review parts of our code11612.21
We very rarely do code reviews17518.42
No, we never do code reviews33034.74



 
Generalui componets Pin
tonato84827-Aug-06 3:23
tonato84827-Aug-06 3:23 
GeneralRe: ui componets Pin
S Douglas27-Aug-06 19:27
professionalS Douglas27-Aug-06 19:27 
GeneralWe do them Pin
Roger Allen25-Aug-06 5:56
Roger Allen25-Aug-06 5:56 
GeneralCode review, its objectives... Pin
Jun Du25-Aug-06 4:05
Jun Du25-Aug-06 4:05 
GeneralAny automatic tools? Pin
nassimi25-Aug-06 1:27
nassimi25-Aug-06 1:27 
GeneralRe: Any automatic tools? Pin
nassimi25-Aug-06 1:28
nassimi25-Aug-06 1:28 
GeneralRe: Any automatic tools? Pin
PuReBRaiNZ25-Aug-06 3:58
PuReBRaiNZ25-Aug-06 3:58 
GeneralCode Reviews Pin
Noxis24-Aug-06 9:13
Noxis24-Aug-06 9:13 
GeneralRe: Code Reviews Pin
Jörgen Sigvardsson24-Aug-06 10:00
Jörgen Sigvardsson24-Aug-06 10:00 
GeneralThe good, the bad, the review... Pin
Chris S Kaiser23-Aug-06 8:46
Chris S Kaiser23-Aug-06 8:46 
GeneralIf done right... Pin
Joe Q22-Aug-06 4:07
Joe Q22-Aug-06 4:07 
GeneralWhy Code Reviews? Pin
GTuritto21-Aug-06 18:08
GTuritto21-Aug-06 18:08 
GeneralCode review very helpful Pin
Yuancai (Charlie) Ye21-Aug-06 6:26
Yuancai (Charlie) Ye21-Aug-06 6:26 
GeneralCMMI Pin
toxcct21-Aug-06 4:40
toxcct21-Aug-06 4:40 
QuestionRe: CMMI Pin
Vikram A Punathambekar24-Aug-06 2:08
Vikram A Punathambekar24-Aug-06 2:08 
AnswerRe: CMMI Pin
toxcct24-Aug-06 2:47
toxcct24-Aug-06 2:47 
GeneralWeekly Poll code reviewed? Pin
Todd Smith21-Aug-06 4:27
Todd Smith21-Aug-06 4:27 
GeneralThe value from a code review Pin
Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr.21-Aug-06 3:56
Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr.21-Aug-06 3:56 
QuestionUsefulness? Pin
jeremy.wiebe21-Aug-06 3:26
jeremy.wiebe21-Aug-06 3:26 
AnswerA recent related thread Pin
Vikram A Punathambekar21-Aug-06 3:58
Vikram A Punathambekar21-Aug-06 3:58 
AnswerRe: Usefulness? Pin
Dale Thompson21-Aug-06 4:01
Dale Thompson21-Aug-06 4:01 
GeneralRe: Usefulness? Pin
Kevin McFarlane23-Aug-06 3:44
Kevin McFarlane23-Aug-06 3:44 
Dale Thompson wrote:
Well executed code reviews are the easiest way to improve the quality and maintainability of a system. Studies have shown a payback ratio from 2 to 5 times the cost of doing the review - money and effort well spent! Plus, it is an opportunity to teach and learn better techniques.


There's a section on code reviews in Steve McConnell's Code Complete 2nd edition, where he says that code reviews are far more effective than testing in reducing code defects. However, as suggested by this survey, they are hardly ever done and when done are often done poorly. McConnell also describes how they ought to be set up.

I couldn't see a discussion of this in McConnell's second edition though.



Kevin

GeneralRe: Usefulness? Pin
Chris S Kaiser23-Aug-06 8:49
Chris S Kaiser23-Aug-06 8:49 
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Kevin McFarlane23-Aug-06 9:29
Kevin McFarlane23-Aug-06 9:29 
GeneralRe: Usefulness? Pin
Chris S Kaiser23-Aug-06 8:48
Chris S Kaiser23-Aug-06 8:48 

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