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title: "Guides"
description: "Short explainers for common review questions, each listing the stable cards that answer it."
canonical: "https://goodcodereview.com/guides"
updated: "2026-11-06"
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# Guides

Short explainers for common review questions. Each one lists stable cards, with the rule text taken from the card.

- [How to review a pull request](https://goodcodereview.com/guides/how-to-review-a-pull-request.md): What to check in a pull request: scope, tests, claims, and compatibility, as checks that end in PASS, FAIL, or N/A.
- [Code review checklist for security](https://goodcodereview.com/guides/code-review-checklist-for-security.md): A security checklist for code review: injection, authorisation, secrets, sessions, and supply chain, each with its published sources.
- [What to check in a database migration](https://goodcodereview.com/guides/what-to-check-in-a-database-migration.md): What to check in a database migration: expand and contract, breaking changes, staged rollout, and a tested rollback.