GitHub Projects and Issue Management Flashcards
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What is the primary purpose of GitHub Issues?
Answer: To track bugs, feature requests, tasks, and other work items for a project
GitHub Issues provide a built-in issue tracking system where teams can log bugs, feature requests, and tasks and discuss them collaboratively.
What is a GitHub Milestone used for?
Answer: Grouping related issues and pull requests to track progress toward a goal or deadline
Milestones group issues and pull requests under a common goal with an optional due date so teams can track overall progress.
Which GitHub feature allows teams to organize issues and pull requests into a Kanban-style board?
Answer: GitHub Projects
GitHub Projects provides flexible boards (table, board, and roadmap views) to organize and track issues and pull requests across a project.
What is the function of Labels in GitHub Issues?
Answer: To categorize and filter issues and pull requests by type, priority, or status
Labels are colored tags applied to issues and pull requests to categorize them (e.g., bug, enhancement, good first issue) and enable easy filtering.
How can you close a GitHub Issue automatically when a pull request is merged?
Answer: By using closing keywords like 'Closes #123' in the pull request description
Using closing keywords such as 'Closes', 'Fixes', or 'Resolves' followed by the issue number in a PR description automatically closes the linked issue when the PR is merged.
What does 'assigning' a GitHub Issue to a user indicate?
Answer: The user is responsible for addressing or working on that issue
Assigning an issue designates a specific contributor as the person responsible for working on or resolving that issue.
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