Rather than taking away points, have students with sub-standard code improve it to better simulate how actual software engineering works.

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  • In a code review, if someone doesn’t like the code the developer doesn’t lose points, they get feedback.
    • From this feedback the developers improve their code and improve their craft.
  • It is very important to provide students with iterative improvement opportunities instead of just removing points and telling them they got it wrong.
  • Structure homework assignments like company code reviews.

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