Get the Most Out of Your Code Reviews – James Cowie

Your host: Joseph Maxwell, Founder and CEO of SwiftOtter, Inc.
Special Guest: James Cowie, Solutions Architect at Inviqa

Show Notes

This is one of those long-awaited episodes that we were finally able to record and we're so happy it finally happened! It was an honor to chat with James Cowie. Listen in to this episode to hear James' recommendations for getting the most out of your code reviews, how to stay fresh with the knowledge you have siloed, as well as his suggestions for being a successful developer! Thinking like a 5 year old child can benefit us all

0:00

Intro

1:40

An average day for James as a Solutions Architect

2:35

A little about the organization within Inviqa

3:46

Code reviews

5:00

What James learned from one of his first memorable code reviews as a developer

5:59

Code reviews should be more than just a critique

9:13

James' tips for submitting the best possible code reviews

13:22

BDD and Behat

16:58

Code previews before implementation- think like an architect

18:07

How to be sure the knowledge you gain isn't siloed

22:29

Getting ahead of problems that happen 12 months down the road

26:00

James' "What If" game to future proof solutions

28:44

The importance of building strong partnerships

29:30

James' suggestion for being a better developer

31:41

Outro

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