The State of Code Review 2020 Report

This is the 7th Annual State of Code Review report, designed to document and analyze code review practices, software quality, and how the two are related. We highlight the most prevalent trends relative to prior years and surface the top best practices.

Over 700 software professionals participated in the study, including software developers, testers, IT/operations professionals, business leaders, and end users.

The report covers topics like:

• Trends in code review frequency, tool usage, and code quality satisfaction
• How perception of code review is impacting software quality
• Is the adoption of various SCM tools slowing down?
• Trends in team structure and expectations
• 5 actionable code review practices for your team
• “What Makes for a Great Code Review?”