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Re:When hiring developers, have the candidate read existing ... by hiptobecubic on Saturday April 16, 2022 @10:42AM (#31052708)
Peer programming is just code review again, except now you're only allowed to write when two people are available.
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Re:When hiring developers, have the candidate read existing ... by berkes on Saturday April 16, 2022 @05:00PM (#31056052)
Indeed.

The point was not that "review" is bad, or should be avoided. But that a Pull-Request is a poor way to do that review. Reviewing is crucial, IMO.

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