Software review is a process or meeting during which project staff, managers, users, customers, user representatives, or other stakeholders examine a
software product
for feedback or approval. It is an important part of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) that helps software engineers validate the quality, functionality, and other vital software features and components. The review plays a crucial role in ensuring that the software meets the requirements set by the customer. Tom Gilb, one of the most prominent authors dealing with software inspections, and his colleagues have concluded that a human being inspecting code is the most effective way to find and eliminate complex problems that originate from requirements, design, and other elements not related to the deliverable code.In software engineering, this term is used to define the review of any work performed by trained personnel, who inspect software to determine the positive and negative aspects of a program. As one of the hallmarks of Extreme Programming (XP), this approach to software writing puts developers side by side (at least figuratively), working together on the same code and, therefore, verifying each other's work as they go along. Before the review is finalized, all activities considered necessary for an effective software review are checked. Today, as effectively as usual, lengthy formal code review processes are often not necessary, except in software engineering situations where there is literally a zero percent margin of error, such as in avionics or other regulated industries where human safety prevails above all else.
They also try to create solutions for any errors they find in the software in question. Based on the Capability Maturity Model, the primary goal of peer review is to provide “a disciplined engineering practice to detect or correct defects in software artifacts, preventing them from leaking into field operations. During this stage of the process, responsible management ensures that the software review has all the necessary resources, including things such as personnel, time, materials and tools.
