For me declaration of &quot;ruthlessness&quot; is a red flag, similar to ninja buzzword.<p>Strictness in one direction does not mean company is strict at all fronts. Code reviews can be used without automated  tests or version control.<p>In this case the review process seems like a &quot;busy work&quot;. Checks bellow could be easily integrated into build script or CI. Such code should not even made it into code review. (I am not arguing about the rule itself, just how it should be enforced)<p>&gt; <i>You’ll notice that I left the comment “Beep!” on the imports of every file you touched. What I meant was, “Your imports violate our standard convention—we order them by built-ins, then third party, and then project level,” but that was too much to type on every file.</i>