AI BriefingImproving Code Quality - Session 51: Persuasive Questions
Key point
During code review, questions, requests, and suggestions must be clearly distinguished to prevent communication errors.
Details
During the code review process, communication errors that occur because the reviewer's intent is not properly conveyed must be prevented. If a reviewer poses what is actually a 'request' to fix specific code simply in the form of a 'question,' the author may only answer the question and fail to grasp the reviewer's real intent.
For effective reviews, it is important to clearly distinguish the nature of review comments into Request, Suggestion, and Question.
- Request: A task that must be performed (e.g., "Please do...", [Request], [Must])
- Suggestion: An optional or recommended item (e.g., "It would be nice to...", [Suggestion], [IMO])
- Question: A confirmation or point of curiosity ([Question], [Just curious])
When reviewers express their intent with clear tags or phrasing, authors can accurately determine the priority of tasks, and unnecessary disputes can be reduced.
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