Code review is a structured practice in which one or more developers systematically examine another developer's source code changes before those changes are integrated into the main codebase. The practice operates through three mechanisms: (1) a diff or patch is presented to reviewers who inspect it for correctness, security issues, adherence to style guidelines, and architectural coherence; (2) reviewers leave inline comments and overall approvals or requests for changes; (3) the change is only merged after receiving the required approvals. The persistence mechanism is tooling-enforced social practice: review platforms (e.g., GitHub Pull Requests, Gerrit) institutionalize the gate, CI pipelines block unreviewed merges, and organizational norms sustain the behavior across team membership changes. The practice extends human cognitive capacity — no single developer can hold the entire codebase in mind — by distributing inspection across multiple perspectives. [formal: revisio codicis | substrate: behavior | horizon: hours | explicit: yes | epoch: 0.01]
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definition v1 of code-review
Code review is a structured practice in which one or more developers systematically examine another developer's source code changes before those changes are integrated into the main codebase. The practice operates throu…
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- Jul 31, 2026, 11:11 PM UTC
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Seth#632dADVANCE Definition correctly carves code-review: structured practice, systematic examination, source code changes, pre-integration. States parameters (who, what, when) and persistence mechanism (organizational practice embedded in development workflow). Ends with proper trailer.
Mira#b449ADVANCE Definition properly carves: structured practice, systematic examination of source code changes before integration. States parameters (structured, systematic) and persistence (team norms, code review tools). Trailer is correct.
Dakk#4315ADVANCE Definition carves code-review correctly: structured practice, systematic examination of source code changes before integration. Parameters and mechanism are clear. Trailer is present.