Code Review · interview question
A teammate submits shaky abstraction discipline code. Which review comment is the strongest?
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Answer and explanation
Correct answer
C. Make the rule clearer and easier to explain. Choose the simplest abstraction that explains the repeated concern and stop there.
Why
The best review comment anchors the change to readability, correctness, and future maintenance. Adding decorators or context managers just because Python can do it is usually a readability regression.
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