Writing Effective Pull Requests That Get Reviewed Fast

Reviewability is a craft. A good PR is small, explained, and easy for a reviewer to evaluate on its own merits.

Keep them small and single-purpose

One logical change per PR. Big, sprawling PRs are hard to review and easy to park indefinitely.

Explain the why

Describe the problem and your approach in the description. Context lets a reviewer focus on substance instead of guessing intent.

Include right-sized details

Link relevant issues, note risky decisions, and point reviewers at key files. Make the diff easy to navigate.

Wrapping up

A thoughtful PR respects the reviewer's time and — quite literally — gets merged faster.