AIThe Registerabout 2 hours ago
PR descriptions vs code comments explained
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Raymond Chen distinguishes pull request descriptions from code comments. PR descriptions are point-in-time persuasive writing to convince approvers. Code comments are durable information about the code itself, remaining useful after the pull request completes. Chen also advised separating formatting changes into their own check-in.
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