Legacy Code Rocks

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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