What are the Benefits of Doing Source Code Review?

Written by vishnu chandra June 3rd, ,2024

Bug Tracking and Classification

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Expertise Sharing

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Building Code Compliance

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Faster Development

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Effective Reporting

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Maintainability & continuity

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Easing the QA test

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Learning perspective

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Confidence and Stakeholder Trust

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Efficient Onboarding

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