Developer CollaborationLesson 8 of 10
Reviewing and Merging PRs
2 min readGitHub for Designers
Code review is a collaborative process where team members check each other's work. As a designer, you can review design-related changes and provide valuable feedback.
Reviewing a Pull Request
1
Open the PR
- Go to the "Pull requests" tab in the repository
- Click on the PR you want to review
- Read the description to understand the changes
2
Review the Code
- Click "Files changed" to see all modifications
- Green lines are additions, red lines are deletions
- Click on a line to add a comment
3
Submit Your Review
- Click "Review changes" button
- Choose: Comment, Approve, or Request changes
- Add a summary of your feedback
- Click "Submit review"
Merging a Pull Request
Once approved and all checks pass, the PR can be merged:
- Click the green "Merge pull request" button
- Choose merge method (usually "Squash and merge" for cleaner history)
- Click "Confirm merge"
- Optionally delete the branch after merging
What Designers Should Review
Focus on CSS changes, component styling, spacing, colors, and anything that affects the visual appearance. You don't need to understand all the code - your design eye is valuable!
Lesson Complete!
- Review pull requests
- Leave helpful comments
- Merge approved changes
You're now part of the code review process!