# 💚 Code Review: The Reviewer: Mindset Matters

DevFeed: [💚 Code Review: The Reviewer: Mindset Matters](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/code-review-the-reviewer-mindset-matters-34956.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://tmsd.substack.com/p/code-review-the-reviewer-mindset>)

Author: Richard Donovan

Published: 2024-04-07T18:52:48Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [The Modern Software Developer](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/the-modern-software-developer.md>)

Topics: [Code review](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code-review.md>), [engineering-culture](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/engineering-culture.md>), [Code quality](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code-quality.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>)

Tags: [code-quality](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code-quality.md>), [code-review](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code-review.md>), [collaboration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/collaboration.md>), [effectiveness](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/effectiveness.md>), [growth-mindset](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/growth-mindset.md>), [knowledge-sharing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/knowledge-sharing.md>), [maintainability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/maintainability.md>), [team-dynamics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/team-dynamics.md>)

## AI overview

This article examines how a reviewer's mindset affects code reviews, team dynamics, morale, and feedback effectiveness. It contrasts fixed and growth mindsets and recommends constructive, specific, empathetic feedback focused on code quality, readability, maintainability, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement.

## Source excerpt

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