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A sampling of PRs looks pretty good code-wise, but the commit messages/descriptions don't. They just summarize the changes done (something that can be gleaned from the diff) but don't give context or rationale around why the changes were necessary.

It's most helpful when a GitHub/Linear issue is linked because the "why" is extracted, and also for larger PR's

The "why" should be in the commit message. That's what it's for

Different strokes: I prefer it in the PR, with a lot of detail, with commits that are very granular and just explain what they do. PR descriptions should have all the why, test cases, pictures, etc.

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