A Guide to Effective PR Reviews - Part 1

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/a-guide-to-effective-pr-reviews-part-1. Code reviews aren't something many of us are "taught" but all have to learn. How to approach a code review from a POV that will benefit your entire team. Check more stories related to programming at: https://hackernoon.com/c/programming. You can also check exclusive content about #software-engineering, #code-review, #coding-skills, #soft-skills, #communication-skills, #pr-reviews, #pull-requests, #hackernoon-top-story, and more. This story was written by: @jacoblandry. Learn more about this writer by checking @jacoblandry's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. A PR review is an opportunity for the team to learn from one another. The reviewer should focus on the problem at hand. Have a small familiarity with the tickets associated with this PR. Read the README or comments on the PR, and have a solid understanding of the problem being solved.