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Lesson · 10 min

Review like it matters

Fluent code fails in boring ways.

  • Authz, money, and deletions — read every line.
  • New dependencies — almost always a no unless you asked.
  • Deleted tests — treat as a pager event.
  • Comments that narrate the obvious and skip the invariant — a smell.

Discernment for builders is a diff, not a feeling. Diligence is CI plus your eyes on the sharp edges. Merge is a human verb.