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Traditional pull request-based code reviews are often inefficient and create a false sense of quality, citing evidence that they fail to catch many bugs while slowing down development. It suggests that teams should instead adopt practices like continuous integration, pair programming, and small, frequent commits to improve both code quality and workflow speed. The author advocates for moving away from blocking reviews toward more collaborative, real-time feedback methods.

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Stop Using Pull Requests - by Andrea Laforgia

        Your team’s code review process is probably an expensive illusion of quality. Here’s what the evidence says, and what to do instead.
      

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