A Serious Game Approach to Introduce the Code Review Practice
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DOI: 10.1002/smr.2750
Abstract: Code review is a widely utilized practice that focuses on improving code via manual inspections. However, this practice is not addressed adequately in a typical software engineering curriculum. We aim to help address the code… read more here.
Keywords: serious game; code; practice; code review ... See more keywords
Code Review: An Important Step Towards Reproducible Research.
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DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwab090
Abstract: In this issue of the Journal, Vable et al. (Am J Epidemiol. XXXX;XXX(XX):XXXX–XXXX) discuss a systematic approach to code review as a way to improve reproducibility in epidemiologic research. Reproducibility needs to become a cornerstone… read more here.
Keywords: code review; research; reproducibility; review important ... See more keywords
A GPT-Based Code Review System With Accurate Feedback for Programming Education
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DOI: 10.1109/access.2025.3581139
Abstract: The increasing demand for programming education and growing class sizes require immediate and personalized feedback. However, integrating Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT in introductory programming courses raises concerns about AI-assisted cheating. In large-scale settings,… read more here.
Keywords: feedback; system; programming education; code review ... See more keywords
Code Reviewing in the Trenches: Challenges and Best Practices
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DOI: 10.1109/ms.2017.265100500
Abstract: Code review has been widely adopted by and adapted to open source and industrial projects. Code review practices have undergone extensive research, with most studies relying on trace data from tool reviews, sometimes augmented by… read more here.
Keywords: code; trenches challenges; code review; code reviewing ... See more keywords
How Developers Modify Pull Requests in Code Review
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DOI: 10.1109/tr.2021.3093159
Abstract: In pull-based development process, contributors submit their code to open-source projects by pull requests, which are accepted or rejected by reviewers. Contributors may modify their code, which causes several iterations of code review process, and… read more here.
Keywords: process; pull requests; code review; pull ... See more keywords
Engineering Impacts of Anonymous Author Code Review: A Field Experiment
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DOI: 10.1109/tse.2021.3061527
Abstract: Code review is a powerful technique to ensure high quality software and spread knowledge of best coding practices between engineers. Unfortunately, code reviewers may have biases about authors of the code they are reviewing, which… read more here.
Keywords: code review; author code; anonymous author; code ... See more keywords
Hydra-Reviewer: A holistic multi-agent system for automatic code review comment generation
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DOI: 10.1109/tse.2025.3621462
Abstract: Review comment generation is a crucial task in code review, and significant progress has been made in automating. Previous research has generated review comments by fine-tuning pre-trained models or Large Language Models (LLMs). However, these… read more here.
Keywords: language; code; hydra reviewer; code review ... See more keywords
Interpersonal Conflicts During Code Review
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DOI: 10.1145/3512945
Abstract: Code review consists of manual inspection, discussion, and judgment of source code by developers other than the code's author. Due to discussions around competing ideas and group decision-making processes, interpersonal conflicts during code reviews are… read more here.
Keywords: interpersonal conflicts; code reviews; conflicts code; code review ... See more keywords
Destructive Criticism in Software Code Review Impacts Inclusion
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DOI: 10.1145/3555183
Abstract: The software industry lacks gender diversity. Recent research has suggested that a toxic working culture is to blame. Studies have found that communications in software repositories directed towards women are more negative in general. In… read more here.
Keywords: destructive criticism; criticism; software; code review ... See more keywords
Competencies for Code Review
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DOI: 10.1145/3579471
Abstract: Peer code review is a widely practiced software engineering process in which software developers collaboratively evaluate and improve source code quality. Whether developers can perform good reviews depends on whether they have sufficient competence and… read more here.
Keywords: review; competencies code; code review;
Systemic Gender Inequities in Who Reviews Code
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DOI: 10.1145/3579527
Abstract: Code review is an essential task for modern software engineers, where the author of a code change assigns other engineers the task of providing feedback on the author's code. In this paper, we investigate the… read more here.
Keywords: code review; gender inequities; gender; systemic gender ... See more keywords