A large-scale study of code review and software quality

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Possible founder application

Segment review metrics by change type and connect them to post-release defects, not approval counts alone.

Reported result

What the study found

Examines the relationship between code-review practices and software quality at scale.

Research question

What the authors investigated

How does the study’s stated design explain its reported outcome in this setting?

Design

Large-scale empirical repository study

Sample and setting

Software projects using code review; abstract-only

Scope and transfer

Limitations to keep in view

Publisher metadata does not expose detailed sample/context; observational associations may not be causal.

Research sources

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