The ultimate result of a high-quality software engineering effort is the clean, comprehensive, error-free, non-conflicting code. And even a savvy software engineer cannot code perfectly from the get-go. There is always a human factor and the fact that coding can be quite cumbersome, which may spawn the underlying issues here and there. This is why written code must be thoroughly checked and reviewed upon more than one instance.
The importance of code review goes deeper than that, however. The following are the major benefits you get by thoroughly reviewing your Drupal code and polishing it up accordingly.
Higher code quality
The ability to write comprehensive code that can be easily figured out by other software engineers is paramount. Relying on a single Drupal development provider long-term is okay in certain situations, but it is a senseless decision in the long run. You never know how many specialists will have to work on your product and how many iterations there will be.
Consequently, well-reviewed code is always high-quality code. And if your newly-hired developers have to work with a heap of incomprehensible code that serves its purpose yet is structured like a mess, expect issues. On the other hand, regular code reviews as a necessity stimulate programmers to do more thorough work. They expect their final code to be reviewed so they put more attention and effort into writing it.
Collaborative efficiency
The quality of collaboration can be boosted during the sole process of code review where the code creators may share knowledge and techniques with new Drupal coders. This is a great way to introduce new specialists to the existing pieces of code and involve everybody in the project with equal depth of common understanding.
Faster time to market
Regular, thorough reviews help avoid minor and major errors and conflicts that may be discovered during the final project stages or post-release phases otherwise. Such occurrences require costly, time-consuming revisions of the code which may seriously hinder the whole production.
On top of that, if several teams or specialists have to work on the same code structure, the project can be hindered even more if programmers have to elaborate incomprehensive code heaps that were written before them taking part in the project.
Lower Drupal development costs
Based on all of the above points, timely, regular Drupal code reviews help save tons of development costs in the long run. Specifically, you get to save due to smooth ongoing programmers’ collaborations, stable code performance, and fast delivery of end results. And if we count in potential results that a poorly reviewed code may spawn, you get to save a fortune.
Final Thoughts
With all that being said, we can see clearly that proper code reviews go a long way. A reviewed code is comprehensive, simple-to-grasp, bug-free, and time- and cost-efficient. But only well-specialized, reliable software engineers know how to implement it most properly.
At Alpha Web Group, we are willing and ready to provide seasoned professionals to polish your code uDrupalp to an impeccable state. We provide high-quality Drupal code review services that are backed by years of experience and are embedded into our Drupal development workflow.