Code Review Language Exercises — English for IT Professionals — English for IT

Intermediate

Writing PR Comments

Write clear, constructive pull request comments that explain the issue, suggest a fix, and maintain a positive tone.

4 exercises
Intermediate

Responding to Review Feedback

Respond professionally when reviewers request changes, ask questions, or disagree with your approach.

4 exercises
Beginner

Approving & Requesting Changes

Go beyond "LGTM" — write meaningful approvals and clearly explain what needs to change and why.

3 exercises
Intermediate

Code Review Vocabulary

Master the key terms: nit, blocking comment, suggestion, nitpick, refactor, DRY, SRP, and 30+ more review phrases.

4 exercises
Advanced

Diplomatic Disagreement

How to push back professionally: "I understand the concern, but…", "Have you considered…", "Could we discuss…"

3 exercises
Advanced

Security Review Comments

Flag security issues in code reviews: hardcoded credentials, SQL injection risks, missing input validation, and more.

2 exercises

Useful language for code reviews

Suggesting changes

"Could we consider extracting this into a separate function?"
"This might be more readable if…"
"Nit: variable name could be more descriptive."
"Optional: you could also handle the edge case where…"

Flagging issues

"Blocking: this will cause a race condition when…"
"This doesn't handle the null case."
"This violates the Single Responsibility Principle."
"This could be a security risk because…"

Approving & praising

"LGTM — nice clean implementation."
"Approved. Love the addition of the unit tests."
"Great refactor — much easier to follow now."
"Excellent edge case handling on line 42."