Issue 61- Code Review Is Not a Bottleneck. It’s a Defect Detection Mechanism

Now that the cost of generating code for a feature or a bug fixes has dropped to near zero, the conversation in company has shifted a to a new bottleneck. Code Review.And this is the big misunderstanding :Code review is not a bottleneck which is slowing you down — it’s an early defects detect mechanism that keep your system stable and maintainable.For Whom Code Review is a Bottleneck ?There are two types of cycles in the companies...Source LinkThe validation cycle : Business and leadership want to test ideas fast in the market.The stability cycle : Once an idea is validated, the focus shifts to making it reliable for paying customers.Code review belongs to the stability cycle. Its job is to maintain the health of the existing codebase. Companies like Google have a strong code review culture where nothing gets merged until it is reviewed — see their Engineering Practices guide.And you might think we are NOT Google; we are in an early stage and want to validate the idea quickly.You…