Keep the Review Comment About the Code

A review comment should make the code easier to fix, not the author easier to blame. Review comments land better when they name the code behavior, the risk, and the next move. That keeps the conversation about the artifact instead of the author, which reduces defensiveness and makes the fix easier to judge. A useful comment usually has four parts: label the intent, point to the exact behavior, explain the consequence, and offer either a direction or a question. The label is not decoration; it tells the author whether the comment blocks merge, suggests a cleaner path, or simply teaches.…

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