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Code Review Request Template

A template for requesting code reviews that gives reviewers the context they need to provide useful feedback.

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Fill in the bracketed placeholders with your details.

What this code does: [One or two sentences explaining the purpose of the code]

What I’d like reviewed: [What specific feedback are you looking for? Architecture? Performance? Edge cases? Style?]

Context:

  • Language/framework: [e.g., TypeScript, React, Python/Django]
  • PR/diff link: [link to the pull request or code]
  • Size: [rough number of lines changed or files affected]

Key decisions I made:

  • [Why you chose this approach over alternatives]
  • [Any tradeoffs you’re aware of]

Areas I’m unsure about:

  • [Specific parts where you’d appreciate extra scrutiny]
  • [Anything that felt like a workaround or hack]

How to test: [Brief instructions for running or verifying the changes]

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