

Code Reviews with Chelsea Troy
Jul 22, 2024
Chelsea Troy, a Machine Learning Team Lead at Mozilla and a computer science lecturer at the University of Chicago, discusses the importance of code reviews beyond mere approval. She highlights how they foster understanding of legacy code by preserving contextual insights and mentoring team members. Chelsea shares humorous anecdotes about commit messages while emphasizing their role in learning. She also addresses the challenges of Git merges, teamwork dynamics, and the valuable stories locked within legacy code, encouraging teams to embrace change.
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Intro
00:00 • 3min
The Art of Effective Code Reviews
02:45 • 22min
The Art of Commit Messages: Lessons from the Classroom
24:28 • 2min
Personal Discovery and Collective Context in Software Engineering
26:09 • 4min
Navigating the Chaos of Git Merges
30:14 • 2min
Confronting Team Challenges
32:26 • 13min
Valuing the Stories Within Legacy Code
45:56 • 4min