Habit: When I open a pull request, I do my own code review first
Habit: When I open a pull request, I do my own code review first.
Things I often find and address:
Logic errors
Poor names
Repeated code
TODO comments
Temp code/logging I meant to delete
Unhandled edge cases
Commented out code
Missing test scenarios
Unrelated changes
Yes, team code reviews are important.
But I believe personal code reviews are absolutely critical to maintain quality.
Nobody knows the code better than the author. The author is uniquely equipped to quickly see mistakes, missed tasks, and other improvement opportunities.