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Asking for a Code Review — A colleague

Situation

Where
On the team chat
Who
You and a colleague
Goal
To ask for a review of your pull request politely.

Conversation

A

otsukaresamadesu. PRosakuseishimashita. rebyuuoonegaishimasu.

Hi. I've created a PR. Could you review it, please?

B

ryoukaidesu. nannohenkoudesuka.

Sure. What's the change?

A

ekusupootokinounoshuuseidesu. otesukinosaidedaijoubudesu.

It's a fix for the export feature. Whenever you have time is fine.

B

wakarimashita. komentoonokoshiteokimasune.

Got it. I'll leave some comments.

A

arigatougozaimasu. tasukarimasu.

Thank you. That helps a lot.

Vocabulary

piiaaru

pull request

The unit of code change reviewed on GitHub.

sakuseisuru

to create

PRを作成する = to open a PR.

rebyuu

review

レビューをお願いします is the standard request.

otesuki

free time

お手すきの際に = "when you have a moment."

komento

comment

Review feedback on the PR.

shuusei

fix / correction

A change that corrects a problem.

Grammar

Noun + をお願いします

Polite request: レビューをお願いします.

Verb te-form + おきます

Do in advance: 残しておきます.

Cultural Notes

Respect their time

お手すきの際で大丈夫です signals you are not demanding immediate attention.

了解 vs 承知

了解です is fine among peers; use 承知しました with seniors and clients.

Quiz

What does "PR" mean?

What does "作成する" mean?

What does "レビュー" mean?

What does "お手すき" mean?

What does "コメント" mean?

What does "修正" mean?