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jjmarryesterday at 7:41 PM0 repliesview on HN

There's two purposes to review. One is to enforce ownership, and the other is to provide mentorship.

Even if you don't have ownership, mentoring is still useful.

I get asked for review by teammembers on an area I have expertise in.

Their solution might work but cause problems later. With review, I can knowledge transfer my lived experience so they don't suffer like I did.

The third purpose to review is stylistic nitpicking and formatting as a simulacrum of actual work. This is useless and turns people off from review.