How to Critique Senior Engineer Pull Requests Without Ego Battles
Leaving blunt comments like 'this is bad code' on PRs creates hostile team dynamics. Discover the Socratic code review phrasing that elevates quality effortlessly.
Vishal VermaCTO & Co-Founder, Dehurdle
July 04, 20254 min read
The Socratic Code Review Phrasing
❌ "You should not use a nested loop here; it's inefficient."
✅ "How does this nested loop scale when the user array reaches 50,000 records in production? What do you think about using a hash map lookup for $O(1)$ time complexity?"
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The 2-Minute Practice Drill
Practice delivering constructive code review feedback in Dehurdle.