Better, Faster Code Reviews in an Agile World

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Describes a practical process for faster, more frequent code reviews using Git-based branching rules, tiny pull requests (under ~300 lines), a lightweight review checklist, mandatory CI gates, and a peer-rotation schedule. Presents the specific tooling and workflows used at ContentSquare, reports trials and failures as well as successes, and shows review cycles shrinking from days to hours so teams can keep sprints with 10+ backlog tasks flowing.

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1. 0:00Better code reviews in Agile
2. 2:50Why reviews matter
3. 6:30Agile review challenges
4. 10:00Faster review strategies
5. 14:00Speed vs quality
6. 17:17Key takeaways

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