👋 What's up! Curtis here.

I admire your drive to Master the Code Review. That shows ambition.

This is your table of contents. This will help you refer back to specific video sections as needed.

I'd encourage you to watch the videos in numerical order — they build on top of each other.

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Happy code reviewing!


### Part 0

0.0 why every developer must Master the Code Review (16 minutes)

0:00 Why I built this
0:43 Google's guidelines
1:06 HackerNews
2:11 Dropbox Career Framework
3:30 Why should I watch this course?
7:27 Why should I listen to you?
11:54 Assumptions


### Part 1

1.0 Forge a better code review process (9 minutes)

0:26 Relevant leveling guidelines
3:18 Why should I watch this module?
4:19 Why should my team perform code reviews?


1.1 Signs of a bad code review process (10 minutes)

0:27 LGTM
1:30 Code is horrible
2:41 Blocking over minutiae
3:58 not being thorough
5:03 Concrete signs of a bad process


1.2 What a good code review process looks like (40 minutes)

0:15 When should they happen?
5:04 Synchronous or Asynchronous?
10:28 Author expectations
22:24 Reviewer expectations
31:27 Guidelines
36:28 Recap


1.3 Example code review process (18 minutes)

2:04 Process documentation
3:25 Code-specific documentation
6:20 Principle-based documentation
8:45 Pull Request open process
12:38 Slack integration
13:15 Extras (more in Part 4)
14:52 Key Performance Indicators — Forget a better code review process


### Part 2

2.0 Give better reviews (4 minutes)

0:50 Relevant leveling guidelines
3:00 Why should I watch this module?


2.1 What to look for in a code review (26 minutes)

0:20 Why look for anything?
3:17 diff clarification
4:00 Flaws before the diff
7:36 Flaws within the diff
12:12 Flaws outside the diff
17:07 Readability gaps
23:55 Recap


2.2 How to perform a code review (17 minutes)

0:36 Why should we review intentionally?
2:40 Gather context
6:16 Read for understanding
12:21 Commenting
15:08 Recap


2.3 Writing effective code review comments (21 minutes)

0:30 Why do we care?
3:00 Comment the code, not the person
5:46 Nitpicks
9:15 Have a reason why
13:10 Give a path forward
15:07 Give background
17:51 Recap


2.4 Example code review (16 minutes)

1:21 Example context
4:02 Pause and review
4:06 Code review walkthrough
11:44 Key Performance Indicators — Give better reviews


### Part 3

3.0 Write better code (6 minutes)

1:13 Relevant leveling guidelines
4:37 Why should I watch this module?


3.1 Principles to write better code (22 minutes)

0:24 Why do we care about writing better code?
2:41 The main questions a reviewer will look for
3:38 Readability is subjective
5:57 3 keys to write readable code
8:44 Example — naming
11:32 Example — intent
14:40 Example — side effects
16:15 Example — conventions
19:56 Recap


3.2 How to write better code, step-by-step (28 minutes)

0:23 Why follow an intentional process?
1:48 Small tasks
4:56 Do the right thing
8:28 Prepare environment
11:32 Read the existing code
14:32 Writing the code
19:21 Preparing the Pull Request
22:12 Opening the Pull Request
25:14 Recap


3.3 Addressing code review comments (20 minutes)

0:32 Why do we care?
3:07 Perspective vs. truth
5:28 Getting to truth
8:55 Acting on truth
14:46 When to make changes
17:44 Recap


3.4 Example authored code reviews

0:31 Example — leveraging existing code
5:04 Example — doing the right thing
10:10 Example — avoiding sunk cost fallacy
15:23 Example — driving consensus
20:04 Recap
21:53 Key Performance Indicators — Write better code

### Part 4

4.0 Putting it all together (11 minutes)

0:20 Not just about coding
1:06 Working with the career framework
2:35 Applicable skills from Part 3
4:15 Applicable skills from Part 2
6:22 Applicable skills from Part 1
7:23 What's next for Curtis
9:44 Additional code review resources
10:32 Further reading









Last updated: 2022-02-23