Automatic code review and code reviewer recommendation

A method for managing review of source code, the method being performed in a system comprising a processor and a memory coupled with the processor, the method comprising:

• receiving, by a software module executing on the system, a first version of source code;
• generating, by the software module, a review request for a specific change in the first version of source code;
• and
• assigning, by the software module, a code reviewer for handling the review request, wherein the code reviewer is selected from a plurality of code reviewers based on review points assigned to the plurality of code reviewers, and the review points are determined based on reviewing of a plurality of prior review requests associated with the specific change.

A non-transitory machine readable storage medium embodying computer software, the computer software causing a computer to perform a method, the method comprising

• receiving, by a software module, a first version of source code;
• generating, by the software module, a review request for a specific change in the first version of source code;
• and
• assigning, by the software module, a code reviewer for handling the review request wherein the code reviewer is selected from a plurality of code reviewers based on review points assigned to the plurality of code reviewers, and the review points are determined based on reviewing of a plurality of prior review requests associated with the specific change.