# The Code Review Pyramid

DevFeed: [The Code Review Pyramid](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-code-review-pyramid-18878.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.morling.dev/blog/the-code-review-pyramid/>)

Published: 2022-03-10T15:45:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Gunnar Morling](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/gunnar-morling.md>)

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

Tags: [automated](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/automated.md>), [awareness](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/awareness.md>), [code-review](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code-review.md>), [code-reviews](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code-reviews.md>), [opinion](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/opinion.md>), [review](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/review.md>)

## AI overview

The article introduces the Code Review Pyramid, a visual guide intended to help reviewers focus on important aspects of code changes--such as correctness, performance, and backward compatibility--rather than spending disproportionate effort on formatting and style. It also identifies which review concerns could be automated.

## Source excerpt

Table of Contents FAQ When it comes to code reviews, it's a common phenomenon that there is much focus and long-winded discussions around mundane aspects like code formatting and style, whereas important aspects (does the code change do what it is supposed to do, is it performant, is it backwards-compatible for existing clients, and many others) tend to get less attention. To raise awareness for the issue and providing some guidance on aspects to focus on, I shared a small visual on Twitter the other day, which I called the "Code Review Pyramid".