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It's most helpful when a GitHub/Linear issue is linked because the "why" is extracted, and also for larger PR's



The "why" should be in the commit message. That's what it's for


Different strokes: I prefer it in the PR, with a lot of detail, with commits that are very granular and just explain what they do. PR descriptions should have all the why, test cases, pictures, etc.




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