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Best Kept Secrets of
Peer Code Review
Paperback Book
10 essays from industry experts giving specific techniques and advice for effective peer code review. Includes the largest-ever case study of lightweight peer code review at Cisco Systems®.

Smart Bear is currently giving away free copies of this book with free shipping.
The Case for
Peer Code Review
Article
Hard evidence and common-sense arguments for why code review is a good idea. Introduces this article series on how a lightweight peer code review process can remove defects without wasting time.

Part 1 of the 8-part series "Lightweight Peer Code Review" written by Jason Cohen, founder of Smart Bear and published by CM Crossroads.
Why Code Inspections Fail
Article
Explains why Fagan Inspections and similar formal code review processes don't work in practice, and what we can do about it.

Part 2 of the 8-part series "Lightweight Peer Code Review" written by Jason Cohen, founder of Smart Bear and published by CM Crossroads.
Pros & Cons of
Four Types of Review
Article
Shows pros and cons of the four most common types of lightweight code review.

Part 3 of the 8-part series "Lightweight Peer Code Review" written by Jason Cohen, founder of Smart Bear and published by CM Crossroads.
The Largest Case Study
of Peer Review, Ever
Article
Results of a real-world experiment with 2500 reviews.

Part 4 of the 8-part series "Lightweight Peer Code Review" written by Jason Cohen, founder of Smart Bear and published by CM Crossroads.
Team-Building for the
Cold, Dark, and Alone
Article
How peer code review pulls developers together as a team, and why it's actually fun.

Part 5 of the 8-part series "Lightweight Peer Code Review" written by Jason Cohen, founder of Smart Bear and published by CM Crossroads.
Checklists:
You build me up
just to tear me down
Article
How to build a checklist people will actually use.

Part 6 of the 8-part series "Lightweight Peer Code Review" written by Jason Cohen, founder of Smart Bear and published by CM Crossroads.
Case Study:
Cisco Systems®
See why Cisco® engineers say "Code Collaborator is the best product out there."
Why Review Code?
White Paper
Short white paper explaining the benefits of peer code review for any software development organization.
Agile Peer Review:
Methods, and Results
Powerpoint Presentation
45-minute presentation on agile/lightweight peer code review:
  • How code review saves money
  • Current state of "Code Inspections"
  • Motiviation for lightweight review
  • Experimental data
  • Results of largest case study ever published
  • Social aspects of review