Pull/Merge Request Peer Review: Good Practices
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I wrote this when I was at muster.chat. It is lengthy, and it is draft.
The polished version is much nicer
The merge …
Hi, and welcome. I’ve been writing here since 2007 - a cross-section of my life and my interests. The most recent thread is kraya , a company I built and ran for 15 years.
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