Apply a tailored “ready for review” checklist to ensure a PR is in a state where detailed code review will be productive.

Tests should be included in the same pull request as the code changes they test; this provides verification, eliminates risk, and guarantees no-fuss rollbacks.

Here are the slides and transcript for a talk I gave at a Meetup event on April 22 2025.

When a PR can’t be small, it’s on the author to keep it reviewable—because reviewable PRs lead to better code.