RR 355: Code Reviews with Jacob Stoebel

Panel: Charles Max WoodDave KimuraEric BerryDavid Richards Special Guests: Jacob StoebelIn this episode of Ruby Rogues, the panel discusses code reviews with Jacob Stoebel. Jacob is a Rails and JavaScript developer and works for ePublishing where he does mostly front-end programming. He talks about how he believes that code reviews can be both honest and nice, and that they should inspire the programmer to want to go back and make his/her code better, not tear him/her down. He also gives fours steps to the response process for giving positive and helpful code reviews.In particular, we dive pretty deep on:Jacob introRails and JavaScriptAre there other places beside code reviews that we give this kind of feedback?Talking about code reviews is a great ice-breaker at conferencesDeveloping is a creative professionTrust must be present for creativity to flowWhat led you to this topic?Used to be a high school drama teacherIt’s possible to give honest and positive feedbackCode reviews CAN be honest and niceCode reviews should be inspiringCode review role playExample if a good code review vs a bad code reviewFour steps to response processPut the author in the driver’s seat as firstThe opinion has to be consentedKeep the conversation civil and collaborativeRule out passive aggressive comments in the futureAnd much, much more!Links:React Dev SummitJS Dev SummitePublishingRailsJavaScript@JStoebelJacob’s GitHubJacob’s WebsitePicks:Charles12 Rules for Life by Jordan PetersonThe Whole Brain Child by Daniel SiegalDaveHumane DevelopmentDEWALT 18-Gauge Pneumatic Brad NailerEricPhoenix Framework on ElixirDavidThought as a System by David BohmRadical Candor by Kim...