Overview
This post collects some useful words/phrases for collaborating on GitHub.
Nit
Meaning:
Nit in a code review stands for nitpicking: a finding that is not very important or meaningful for the functionality of the code, but still wrong.
Sometimes the reviewer will prefix his comments with "Nit:". This means that he's just "nitpicking"--you don't have to fix these points, but we'd like you to.
Usage:
- Nit: Trailing whitespace
- Issue 9662: fix minor style nit (Closed)
- One nit, but the rest LGTM
ditto
Meaning:
As before or aforesaid: in the same manner —used to indicate that a previous statement also applies to something or someone else.
Usage:
If you found a mistake in a PR and already gave your comment on it, you can say "ditto" when you see it for the second and later occurrences.