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Comparing [tag:comparative-review] to a regular review
We've seen in increase in people interested in which code is better for a certain task, without being interested in a review of the code itself. I think that's a problem.
To quote Malachi:
I think ...
MastMod
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Comparing [tag:comparative-review] to a regular review
I think that we should require users to post their (working) code in two separate questions.
Then the user can take the answers they receive from both questions and make a decision themselves on ...
MalachiMod
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How do comparative reviews ...compare to the rest of CR questions?
I have been an outspoken critic of comparative reviews. In my estimation, only one of the alternatives can be considered "real code in a real project". The other alternatives are not being used..... ...
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Should comparisons of code snippets be closed as "not seeking a code review"?
While I don't think we should completely remove comparative-review, I do think it might be a good idea to considerably narrow the scope on what's allowed under this tag.
Comparative reviews should be ...
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How do comparative reviews ...compare to the rest of CR questions?
I don't like comparative reviews, because they tend to be significantly harder to deal with. With "normal" reviews, your task is to suggest improvements. With comparative reviews, there is an added ...
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How do comparative reviews ...compare to the rest of CR questions?
The problem with this question is not that it's a comparative review. Let's compare (haha) the current question…
Filtering/mapping strategies
This is real JavaScript/Lodash code used in a ...
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Should comparisons of code snippets be closed as "not seeking a code review"?
I'm going to buck the conventional wisdom here and suggest that these questions might not be on topic.
Code Reviews happen just before code gets merged in (think GitHub's Pull Request). The code is ...
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