'''Problem: '''Code reviews center mostly on issues of design, rather than the code itself. '''Forces:''' * Code reviews are being done to ensure correctness. * The reviewers cannot review for correctness because they do not understand or agree with the design. * Modifying the design means throwing away a lot of the work put in by the developer. '''Resolution:''' * Perform Design reviews before any code is written. * Involve code reviewers to get input/buy in on design '''Comments: ''' The design reviews may not have the same level of formality as FormalReviewProcess. This encourages EarlyAndOften reviews. CampFire may be appropriate for the early stages. -- FriedrichKnauss ---- In order that the review will reflect ProjectSpecific details rather than ReviewerPreferences, it is a GoodThing to have an established basis of design with which the reviewer can make comparisons and which can serve as a controllingAuthority. One of the ways this can be done is by Formalization of the Design via designSpecifications: * http://www.construx.com/survivalguide/desspec.htm