200-901 · Question #169
What is the main purpose of a code review?
The correct answer is B. To identify and review errors with the team. The main purpose of a code review is to systematically examine source code to identify and discuss potential errors, security vulnerabilities, or suboptimal practices collaboratively with the development team.
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What is the main purpose of a code review?
Options
- ATo provide the technical lead visibility into all code
- BTo identify and review errors with the team
- CTo ensure that all code is checked in simultaneously
- DTo detect logical errors
How the community answered
(37 responses)- A8% (3)
- B86% (32)
- C3% (1)
- D3% (1)
Why each option
The main purpose of a code review is to systematically examine source code to identify and discuss potential errors, security vulnerabilities, or suboptimal practices collaboratively with the development team.
While a technical lead might gain visibility, this is a secondary benefit; the primary goal is quality and error detection, not just visibility for one role.
Code reviews primarily serve as a quality assurance process where peers collaboratively inspect code to find defects, improve code quality, ensure adherence to standards, and share knowledge, ultimately identifying and reviewing errors as a team.
Code reviews are conducted before or during code submission, not to ensure simultaneous check-ins, which is an unrelated concept to quality assurance.
Detecting logical errors is a purpose of code review, but "identify and review errors with the team" (B) is a more comprehensive and accurate description of the main purpose, encompassing various types of errors and the collaborative aspect.
Concept tested: Code review purpose and benefits
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/repos/git/pull-requests?view=azure-devops
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