How To Review Someone's Code While Not Being A Jerk! by Maha Alsayasneh

Most of us do code reviews very often if not daily. However, how can we tell whether we are good reviewers or not? Do we review a code as robots? Do we keep in mind that we are reviewing the code of someone who invested time and knowledge to write this code, and thus deserves to get respectful feedback? In this talk, we present the code review best practices and we answer the following questions: What to look for in a code review? How can we write useful reviews? Furthermore, we explain the key tips for writing respectful and constructive code review feedback. To discover more about all these points and more, come and see our talk. MAHA ALSAYASNEH I am a computer scientist with more than 10 years of experience in various fields ranging from web development to big data, including cloud computing and artificial intelligence. My experience combines technical and analytical aptitudes with problem-solving strengths to drive projects to on-time and high-quality completion. I also have a Ph.D. in optimizing the performance of multi-tier distributed systems. Currently, I am an Engineering Manager at Elastic. We are the leading platform for search-powered solutions. I love communicating and sharing knowledge with people 😉 ( I also love sport and mountains 😉 ) My motto in life is LIVE + LOVE + LAUGH 🙂 ------------------------------------------------------------ INTRO * visuals & editing by @Mercator * music : Avocado by Ephixa