A copy-paste Git commit message template, how to set it with git config commit.template, Conventional Commits examples and best practices for clear commit messages.

In Part II of our Pull Request Guide, we will dive into the processes of opening to merging a pull request and the best recommendations and integrations to master your code reviews.

Code review is one of the most important practices engineers should have. Your code will always need to be reviewed, and you will always need to review your coworkers' code. If you approach code reviews as a learning process, everyone wins.

Pull request templates allow your organizations to have a default text when you create a pull request on GitHub. It is quite useful to make sure to follow a standard process for every pull request and to have a to-do list for the author to check before requesting a review.

Learn how to create a custom Zsh script for iTerm that lets you open your current GitHub pull requests directly from your terminal. Enhance your workflow with this step-by-step guide.

Pull requests are an opportunity for a software developer to notify team members (or open-source project maintainers) that a feature or fix, developed on a different branch is ready. Learn more about them in our study.