How Our Team Cut Code Review Time by 30% (and You Can, Too)
ACreativityThe best time saving hack so far…
We have lots of colleagues that run dev teams and on average, their review cycle used to drag on for two days - blocking merges and frustrating both authors and reviewers. Last quarter, we offered some of them a simple overhaul option and shaved 30% off review times. Here’s exactly how they did it.
1. Standardize Pre-Review Checks
Before requesting a review, authors now run a self-audit with prompts like:
✔️ “Have I linked the ticket and outlined acceptance criteria?”
✔️ “Are my unit tests updated and passing?”
(Plus 5 more critical pre-review prompts in the full checklist.)
2. Focus Reviews on High-Value Areas
We condense feedback into three buckets:
Correctness & Logic
Security & Error Handling
Performance & Efficiency
(Get detailed sub-checks for each category in the PDF.)
3. Use a Shared Cheat Sheet During Reviews
Our PDF guide includes:
Fillable checkboxes for 20+ review items
Section prompts for “Readability,” “Tests,” and more
A clear “Approval Workflow” you can drop into any team process
That’s just a taste of our process. To see the complete checklist with all the steps and detailed sub-items - grab the Code Review Cheat Sheet PDF on Gumroad for only $7.95
👉 Get your own Cheat Sheet
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