Do code reviews lead to fewer code smells?

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Erdem Tuna, Carolyn Seaman, Eray Tüzün

Published: 2024, Last Modified: 20 Jul 2025J. Syst. Softw. 2024EveryoneRevisionsBibTeXCC BY-SA 4.0
Abstract: Highlights•Code review process smells show weak correlation with code smells.•Code smell density of a file is not influenced by smelly code reviews.•Focus group participants reinforced that code reviews should have a positive influence on internal code quality.