I was recently having a conversation about Pull Request reviews with a colleague of mine and I mentioned that when I’m ready to look at code for a PR, I review one commit at a time in order. After a confused pause, she asked how I could get the full context by only looking at one commit at a time. I supposed to her that perhaps the full context is not what facilitates a better review. Instead, we should follow the journey the developer who opened the PR has set out for us through their commits.
I have many more thoughts on this subject, but I’d like to hear yours too. Email me at chris@codegoalie.com and let me know what you think about the above supposition. Possible? Nonsensical? Outright dumb? :)
Here’s to your next magical PR journey!
— Chris
