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# [How to nitpick on code reviews with empathy](https://curtiseinsmann.hashnode.dev/how-to-nitpick-on-code-reviews-with-empathy?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

You're reviewing a Pull Request. You see a variable that should be renamed. Or a comment that should be rephrased. Or some if/else logic that could be a guard clause. Should you comment on the PR, or let it go? My answer: in most cases, yes, you shou...

Nov 29, 2022 · 3 min read · curtiseinsmann.hashnode.dev  
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[Harun R Rayhan](https://hashnode.com/@HarunRRayhan)

[Dec 3, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-to-nitpick-on-code-reviews-with-empathy/63857aa798189fec5b7b9ed6/comment/638ae5e4348d9b8824de7574)

Great suggestion [Curtis](https://hashnode.com/@curtiseinsmann); gonna apply it from the next code review.

[Summer Vincent](https://hashnode.com/@Summer523)

[Dec 1, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-to-nitpick-on-code-reviews-with-empathy/63857aa798189fec5b7b9ed6/comment/63882a4274c1f153260ee822)

I will try to figure it out for more [ExpressHR Kroger](https://www.expresshr.ltd/)

[Summer Vincent](https://hashnode.com/@Summer523)

[Nov 30, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-to-nitpick-on-code-reviews-with-empathy/63857aa798189fec5b7b9ed6/comment/6386fd432da6de40d27335b9)

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