---
id: 2796
title: "Reviewing One's Own Code"
source_domain: hackerone.com
source_url: "https://www.hackerone.com/blog/reviewing-ones-own-code"
published_at: "2021-12-13T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["code-review", "best-practices", "pull-request", "engineering-culture", "developer-practices", "self-review", "cognitive-bias", "developer-tips"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/2796"
lang: en
---

# Reviewing One's Own Code

## Summary

Before opening a pull request, developers should review their own code: shifting context, changing diff views, and pausing creates the cognitive distance to catch issues early.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** hackerone.com
- **Published:** 2021-12-13T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.hackerone.com/blog/reviewing-ones-own-code
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/2796