I've been writing this piece on and off for around five years now. I've rewritten it a bunch of times. I think it is okay to publish now.
https://www.ottorask.com/blog/pull-requests-quality-theater-with-questionable-results
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Pull requests: quality theater with questionable results — ottorask.com
Does your organization prefer or maybe even force pull requests for reviewing and validating changes before integrating to a mainline? I have news for you: you’re engaged in quality theater and the only thing the PRs are doing for you is add cognitive load and delays while preventing you from finding better ways to ensure you’re shipping a quality product without delays.





