How to Republish or Adapt this Content

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What you’re allowed to do

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Example attributions

Republishing an article with no changes

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“How to Make Your Code Reviewer Fall in Love with You” by Michael Lynch is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Republishing an article as a translation to another language

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Adapting an article

If you republish an article from this site but make changes to the writing or images, you can use an attribution notice like the following, which makes it clear that you’ve diverged from the original:

This article, “Tips for Great Code Reviews,” is licensed under CC BY 4.0 by <Your Name>. It was adapted from “How to Make Your Code Reviewer Fall in Love with You,” by Michael Lynch, used under CC BY 4.0.