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discuss optimal merge strategies and PR guidelines

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documentation
Dominant language
R
Stars
171
Forks
26
Avg merge
2d 18h
Merged PRs (30d)
3

Description

It could be beneficial to discuss different merge strategies as well as expectations from contributors regarding commits and PRs. Having every single commit in git history might create clutter or squashing too much can make it hard to find important details. What would be your ideal strategy?

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by locating any existing contributor and pull-request guidance in the repository. Compare its treatment of merge strategies, commit history, and squashing with the questions in this issue, then document an agreed policy and confirm that the guidance covers both commits and pull requests.

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Assessment

Tech stack
git
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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