IfSQ
Developers find the majority of defects when preparing for code reviews
Research Finding:
A study of 13 reviews at AT&T found that the importance of the review meeting itself was overrated; 90% of the defects were found in preparation for the review meeting and only about 10% were found during the review itself.
Source:
Inspections - Some Surprising Findings
- Robert L. Glass
- Recorded 1999 in Communications of the ACM, 42, no. 4, April
- Pages 17-19