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> No, reading code is far easier than writing it.

I'm gonna say I think that's flat out wrong in most cases.

Obviously there's a grey area for trivial stuff.



For a one word docs grammar patch, it could be true (and not always, there).

For anything more than a one character code patch, there's so much more complexity that goes into a good review than most people appreciate.

Not to mention the weighing of potential maintenance costs, changelog messaging, etc., even if it may just be a tiny tweak or small parameter change.




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