In short
A GitHub/GitLab workflow feature that proposes merging one branch into another, enabling code review, discussion and CI checks before the merge happens. A pull request is both a collaboration mechanism and a quality gate where reviewers can inspect changes, CI can validate them, and discussion can capture decisions.
How to learn this
- 1Open a pull request on a personal repo, even solo, to practice the flow. Inspect at least one real example and note what each important field or stage represents.
- 2Write a clear PR description: what changed, why, and how to test it. Validate your understanding by applying it in a small practical example.
- 3Practice leaving and responding to review comments on someone else's open-source PR.
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