ALSO CALLED: Source Code Management and Software Code Management DEFINITION: Code review is a phase in the software development process in which the authors of code, peer reviewers, and perhaps quality assurance (QA) testers get together to review code. Finding and correcting errors at this stage is relatively inexpensive and tends to reduce the more expensive process
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CODE MANAGEMENT DEFINITION (continued): of handling, locating, and fixing bugs during later stages of development or after programs are delivered to users.
Reviewers read the code line by line to check for:
Flaws or potential flaws
Consistency with the overall program design
The quality of comments
Adherence to coding standards.
Code review may be especially productive for identifying security vulnerabilities. Specialized application programs are available that Code Management definition sponsored by SearchSoftwareQuality.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary
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