Reviewer Roulette: (Just about) one year on
Oct 23, 2019Nick Thomas

Summary
This post details the evolution of GitLab's 'Reviewer Roulette' tool. Initially a Slack-based tool, it was inconsistently used due to workflow friction. The tool was re-implemented within the CI pipeline using Danger bot, integrating reviewer suggestions directly into merge requests. This change removed barriers to usage, improved availability, and made the tool more accessible for internal development. Future work aims to extend this functionality to community contributors and satellite projects, potentially by leveraging the CODEOWNERS file.