Name: Grow From Mid-Level To Senior Engineer [Part 10] - Code Review
Uploaded: 2024-06-04T23:25:27+00:00
Duration: 9 min 16 s
Description: Writing code is great, but so is reviewing code

Grow From Mid-Level To Senior Engineer [Part 10] - Code Review

Writing code is great, but so is reviewing code. In fact, being great at reviewing code is more impactful than being great at writing code 90%+ of the time! This lesson teaches you:

- How the writing code vs. reviewing code dynamic changes as you get to senior
- Why senior engineers tend to review more code than they write
- How senior engineers expand their code review scope while mid-level engineer code review scope tends to be more constrained with a real-life example
- The difference between a senior engineer code review comment vs. a mid-level engineer code review comment

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Writing code is great, but so is reviewing code

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

Mid-level engineers have very strong technical proficiency, able to execute on small to medium-sized projects with minimal hand-holding, leveling up from junior engineers.

The clearest way a company can acknowledge your growth. At the end of the day, you can't solely interview your way to a principal engineer; promotion is the true foundation of your pay and career.

Senior engineers have proven themselves to be extremely capable at shipping high-quality, complex software efficiently. This collection breaks down how they operate and how you can get to this level too.