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M. TsitoaraBeginning Git and GitHubhttps://doi.org/10.1007/979-8-8688-0215-7_12

12. Better Project Management: Pull Requests

Mariot Tsitoara1  
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Antananarivo, Madagascar
 

In the last chapter, you learned about the typical GitHub workflow that most companies use or variations of it for their day-to-day work. You also learned about branches and how to use them. However, there is one crucial aspect you didn’t cover: how to combine these two concepts effectively. The answer is simple: pull requests and code reviews.

The previous chapter highlighted many reasons why using a traditional approach to code management (where everybody commits to the same branch) is ...

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