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The Theatre of Pull Requests and Code Review
We can't find the internet Attempting to reconnect Something went wrong! Hang in there while we get back on track The Theatre of Pull Requests and Code Review Meks McClure · September 23, 2025Photo Credit to Petter Boström I recently attended the Goatmire Elixir Conf and one of the standout talks for me was Saša Jurić's "Tell Me a Story". It was an incredible presentation that combined theatrical storytelling with practical technical advice.
Generic commit messages such as "add dependency," "implement file upload feature," and "address PR feedback" don’t tell much of a story and leave reviewers guessing. When you run rebase with autosquash, Git automatically pairs each fixup with its target and tucks the changes into the right place, keeping the story coherent without manual reordering. Taking the time to put in extra effort to keep the commit history clean and the story coherent makes the PR easier for reviewers to understand.
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