# How to write a good pull request

- Make it small
- Do only one thing
- Avoid re-formatting
- Make sure the code builds
- Make sure all tests pass
- Add tests
- Write useful descriptions and titles
- Address review comments in terms of additional commits.
- Do not amend/squash existing ones unless the PR is trivial.

Read [10 tips for better pull requests](http://blog.ploeh.dk/2015/01/15/10-tips-for-better-pull-requests/).