Pull Request
PR
ELI5 — The Vibe Check
A pull request is like raising your hand in class and saying 'Hey, I made some changes — can someone check my work before we make it official?' Your teammates review your code, leave comments, and either approve it or ask for changes.
Real Talk
A pull request (PR) is a feature of platforms like GitHub/GitLab that lets you propose changes from one branch to another. It provides a code review interface where team members can discuss, review, and approve changes before merging.
Show Me The Code
# After pushing your branch:
gh pr create --title "Add login page" --body "Adds user auth"
When You'll Hear This
"Open a PR when you're done." / "I left some comments on your PR." / "PR approved, go ahead and merge."
Related Terms
Branch
A branch is like creating a parallel universe for your code.
Code Review
A code review is when another developer reads your code before it gets merged, looking for bugs, bad practices, or anything confusing.
Fork
A fork is like making your own personal copy of someone else's project on GitHub.
Merge
Merge is like combining two parallel universes back into one. You take the changes from your branch and smoosh them into another branch.