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How many people should review a pull request?
two reviewers
Our pull requests generally have two reviewers, so an appropriate third person may already be obvious.
Do all reviewers need to approve a pull request?
The pull request must be reviewed and approved again before it can be merged. When several open pull requests each have a head branch pointing to the same commit, you won’t be able to merge them if one or both have a pending or rejected review. Pull request authors cannot approve their own pull requests.
How to require multiple reviewers for a pull request?
To require multiple reviewers for pull requests, go to your repository’s settings and select “Branches”. Under “Protected branches”, select the branch you’d like to protect with a multiple reviewers requirement. There you can select the number of reviewers required for each pull request to that branch.
How to review a pull request on GitHub?
1 Under your repository name, click Pull requests. 2 In the list of pull requests, click the pull request you’d like to review. 3 On the pull request, click Files changed. 4 Review the changes in the pull request, and optionally, comment on specific lines. 5 Above the changed code, click Review changes .
How to review a pull request in Visual Studio?
Under your repository name, click Pull requests. In the list of pull requests, click the pull request you’d like to review. On the pull request, click Files changed. Review the changes in the pull request, and optionally, comment on specific lines.
Can a pull request be merged with another pull request?
The pull request must be reviewed and approved again before it can be merged. When several open pull requests each have a head branch pointing to the same commit, you won’t be able to merge them if one or both have a pending or rejected review. Pull request authors cannot approve their own pull requests.