| Tip 8 | Review Code Early and Often |
 | [Brown Belt] Your code may not be peer reviewed on day one, but expect it within the first several months. |
Many programmers loathe, detest, and double-plus unlike code reviews, but there’s really no reason to hate them. In fact, experienced programmers look forward to code reviews—we’ll see why shortly.
Person and Perspective
The reason so many code reviews go bad is because the programmer makes a connection between their code’s worth and their self-worth. When reviewers point out problems in the code, the programmer takes it as an insult and gets defensive, and things go downhill quickly.
Let’s be very clear about ...
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