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The Complete Code Review Checklist: What to Look For Every Time

Conducting effective code reviews is essential for maintaining high-quality software, fostering team collaboration, and improving developer productivity. Whether your organization works with remote teams, uses hybrid work structures, or is scaling platform engineering efforts, mastering a consistent process for code reviews leads to better codebases and faster cycle times in software development. In this guide, we outline a comprehensive, actionable checklist for code reviews—covering everything from code quality to key code review metrics—empowered by insights and analytics from Gitrolysis.