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Why we picked it This makes the core case behind our answer: the people who built a system are the worst people to judge it, so you need someone with no stake in the outcome. It names inheriting a codebase as one of the exact moments an outside review pays for itself, and warns you off auditors who use the audit as a sales funnel for the fix. Read it to sharpen who you ask and what independence actually means.
Why You Need an Independent Code Audit (Before It's Too Late)
From Variant Systems 8 min read
- The builder is blind to their own shortcuts
- Inherited code is a prime moment for an outside look
- Pick a reviewer with no stake in selling you the repair
