Company
Date Published
Author
Chandler Mayo
Word count
1614
Language
English
Hacker News points
2

Summary

At Doppler, they've enhanced their code reviews by weaving storytelling into git history, making reviews insightful and efficient. This approach focuses on clear commit narratives, speeds up reviews, fosters a culture of clarity, learning, and collaboration within the team, and helps catch issues before they become problems. They use this narrative to make their codebase more accessible and understandable, encouraging best practices and fostering transparency and teamwork. By organizing commits in a way that's rich in detail but easy to follow, they're making PRs easier for others to understand and giving themselves a chance to refine their work. They encourage writing code that speaks for itself but also know when to leave a breadcrumb trail of comments for those who come after them. This approach has revolutionized how they do code reviews, turning what could be a chore into a journey through the thought processes of their team members, making everything more efficient and insightful.