Merge (pull) requests

To get code from your working branch into the master you must request it.

• GitHub calls this a “Pull request”
• It alerts teammates to new code
• Provides a new screen for discussion

Reviews

The goal of the merge request is to review code.

• Look at the code for typos
• Confirm it works properly
• Write a small review of the code

If you “Pull” in GitHub Desktop you can switch to the branch to try it out.

More commits

There could be changes that need to be made—that’s up to the original author.

• Make more commits onto the same branch
• Get teammates to look at the changes

Approval & merge

After everything is good, the merge is approved & copied to master

Videos & tutorials

• Branching & GitHub Flow ➔
• Branching flowchart ➔
• Updating from master flowchart ➔