Code Review and Quality Gates

Purpose

Code review and quality gates reduce defects, improve maintainability, and support assurance.

Code Review Criteria

Reviewers should check:

• correctness

• readability

• maintainability

• security

• test coverage

• performance implications

• dependency changes

• architectural fit

• documentation updates

Quality Gates

Quality gates may include:

• peer review completed

• automated tests passed

• security scan completed

• dependency check completed

• accessibility check completed where applicable

• deployment test completed

• release approval recorded

Operating Rule

No material code should be released without appropriate review and evidence.