---
id: 3063
title: "Writing A Great Pull Request Description"
source_domain: hackerone.com
source_url: "https://www.hackerone.com/blog/writing-great-pull-request-description"
published_at: "2020-02-13T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["git", "code-review", "github", "documentation", "best-practices", "pull-request"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/3063"
lang: en
---

# Writing A Great Pull Request Description

## Summary

PullRequest reviewer Gonzalo Banuelos explains how to write effective pull request descriptions: use a template, explain what changed and why, and give reviewers the context they need.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** hackerone.com
- **Published:** 2020-02-13T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.hackerone.com/blog/writing-great-pull-request-description
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/3063