External Audit vs Peer Review

Developers should learn about external audit when working in regulated industries (e meets developers should use peer review to improve code quality, catch bugs before deployment, and ensure consistency across a codebase, especially in team environments or for critical systems. Here's our take.

External Audit

Nice Pick

Developers should learn about external audit when working in regulated industries (e

Pros

• g
• Related to: internal-audit, risk-management

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

Peer Review

Developers should use peer review to improve code quality, catch bugs before deployment, and ensure consistency across a codebase, especially in team environments or for critical systems

Pros

• It is essential in agile development, open-source projects, and regulated industries (like finance or healthcare) where reliability and security are paramount
• Related to: version-control, git

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

The Verdict

Use External Audit if: You want g and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.

Use Peer Review if: You prioritize it is essential in agile development, open-source projects, and regulated industries (like finance or healthcare) where reliability and security are paramount over what External Audit offers.

The Bottom Line

External Audit wins

Developers should learn about external audit when working in regulated industries (e