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Pull requests are a form of documentation
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benbalter
on May 25, 2023
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benbalter
on May 25, 2023
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TL;DR: When authoring a pull request, use the body as an opportunity to document the proposed change, especially the “why”, and cross link any related issues or other PRs to create a trail of breadcrumbs for future contributors.
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