[Timeless Career Advice] How Software Engineers Use Code

Anybody can write code, but few can write truly good code. Code quality is arguably the biggest differentiator when it comes the market value and impact of a software engineer.

Code review is one of the most common and powerful ways for software engineers to learn. On top of increasing code quality, it builds engineering culture within a team.

Code review can catch coding mistakes and design flaws before the code reaches production

A good code review process is needed to catch bugs, increase maintainability, and guarantee a high velocity future contributors.

Code review ensures high quality software that is maintainable for the lifetime of the code

This is an absolutely vital process for any employee in tech to understand, especially in a world of stack-ranking and layoffs.