Code review answers: “Should this be part of my product?”
That’s a judgement call, and it’s a fundamentally different question than “does it work.” Does this approach fit our architecture? Does it introduce complexity we’ll regret in six months? Are we building toward the product we intend, or accumulating decisions that pull us sideways?



Judging by frequency, code reviews are for the least pleasant people on the team to grind ideological axes.