10 Tips for Better Pull Requests

[Zach the Mystic via Digitalmars-d]

On Friday, 16 January 2015 at 23:51:40 UTC, H. S. Teoh via 
Digitalmars-d wrote:
> It may not directly impact the quality of the product, but it 
> *could* affect morale (potential contributor looks at the PR
> list, sees it's 90+, and feels that it's unlikely his 
> contributions
> will ever get accepted, so gives up before even trying), which
> in the long run does have impact on product quality.
> Unfortunately, contributors are not machines, so such emotional 
> factors can and do make a difference.

I agree, H.S... nurturing the contributor experience should be 
the only consideration. But I doubt people care about numbers. 
Instead, they care that *their* suggestion, *their* improvement 
is responded to. I'd venture to say that nothing matters more 
than knowing that one has been heard.