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Comment by riffraff

16 hours ago

> Code a simple bug fix 30 minutes

> Get it code reviewed by the peer next to you 300 minutes → 5 hours → half a day

Is it takes 5 hours for a peer to review a simple bugfix your operation is dysfunctional.

Its rare that devs are on standby, waiting for a pr to review. Usually they are working on their own pr, are in meetings, have focus time.

We talked a lot about the costs of context switches so its reasonable to finish your work before switching to the review.

Hehe I'm waiting right now, should have been reviewed yesterday but I'm like alright, I'll just chill then.

nobody will immediately jump on your code review

  • Sure, but five hours is a lot of time, and a small fix takes little to review.

    So, 1 hour? Sure. Two hours? Ok. But five hours means you only look at your teammates code once a day.

    It's ok for a process where you work on something for a week and then come back for reviews but then it's silly to complain about overhead.