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How Sigmund Freud would perform a code review?

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Talkat NDC Oslo 2020 · 2020-06-08..06-12· [soft-skills, career-development]

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name:Piotr Czajka

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video:https://youtu.be/yr_VFiv1Gmo

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summary

Argues that code review fails from cognitive defense mechanisms and recommends concrete, testable practices: apply Kahneman’s system1/system2 and Valliant’s defense levels, avoid blaming language, and run a two-step review (author explains intent, reviewer does technical pass). Use avoid "you", use "we" phrasing, give quick show-and-tell snippets or links instead of terse comments, skip reviews on bad days, and resist cargo-cult or magpie suggestions. Notes over 30 defense mechanisms, reports gradual team improvement after two years of these changes.

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