Author: Edvaldo Freitas

  • 1.0.30 – Kody Issues, more flexible settings, less noise

    Improvements and New Features ✨ Kody Issues: automatically track unimplemented suggestions You can now automatically track and manage Kody suggestions that weren’t implemented in closed PRs. Kody Issues works like sonar—giving you a clear view of pending improvements and ensuring critical feedback isn’t forgotten. Automatic tracking: captures suggestions not applied when the PR is closed…

  • How to minimize the number of suggestions in PRs that change third-party files

    How to minimize the number of suggestions in PRs that change third-party files

    When someone edits files inside third-party folders, like vendor, generated, or some internal lib, it’s common for Kody to start generating suggestions on those parts. The problem is that, in most cases, the team doesn’t even plan to review those points, since they’re areas of the code that usually aren’t changed manually. If the goal…

  • Best Practices for Python Code Review + Checklist

    Best Practices for Python Code Review + Checklist

    Doing code review in Python goes way beyond just looking for obvious bugs. It’s one of the most important steps to make sure the code going to production is clean, safe, and easy to maintain. In a team working with a dynamic language like Python, where the compiler won’t catch everything for you, code review…

  • How to adapt Kody for teams that open lots of small PRs

    How to adapt Kody for teams that open lots of small PRs

    When the team works with lots of small PRs, it’s normal for people to start complaining that even when changing a comment, Kody is bringing suggestions. This happens because, by default, she analyzes any open PR, regardless of its size or type of change. If the goal is to keep reviews lighter and focused only…

  • How to start a code quality standard in teams with no code review process

    How to start a code quality standard in teams with no code review process

    When a team has never had a clear review process, it’s common for PRs to get merged after just a quick read — with no standard, no technical criteria, and no visibility into what really matters. The idea here is to start light but with real impact. If you’re using Kody as the starting point…

  • How to maintain code quality under tight deadlines

    How to maintain code quality under tight deadlines

    When the team is on a tight deadline, the focus shifts to delivering — fast. But that doesn’t mean quality has to be pushed aside. The key here isn’t to stop reviewing, but to adjust Kody to only act where it really matters. With the right settings, you can keep the review process running, but…

  • Key Devops Metrics to Measure Success

    Key Devops Metrics to Measure Success

    If we want to deliver software faster and more reliably, we need to understand how the team is performing—both in development and in operations. That’s where DevOps metrics come in. They’re the most direct way to get real visibility into what’s working, where the bottlenecks are, and how the team’s efforts are turning into actual…

  • What Are Automated Tests?

    What Are Automated Tests?

    At the end of the day, automated tests are just code that tests other code. Instead of someone opening the app, clicking through everything manually, and checking if it broke, you write a script that does it for you. The test runs, compares the expected result with the actual one, and tells you if something…

  • Improving Code Quality: A Developer’s Guide

    Improving Code Quality: A Developer’s Guide

    Writing software involves more than just making it work. The overall code quality directly influences how easy it is to maintain, scale, and collaborate on a project. Focusing on high code quality from the start saves time, reduces frustration, and leads to more robust and reliable applications. This guide offers developers practical ways to understand,…