Conventional Comments in GitHub

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Hey HN, Cesc here, co-founder at Pullpo. We spend a lot of time doing code reviews on GitHub. One recurring frustration was deciphering ambiguous comments. Misunderstandings slowed us down. We're big fans of the https://conventionalcomments.org (discussed previously here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23009467 ) standard for adding clarity, but remembering and typing the prefixes (suggestion, issue(blocking), etc.) felt like friction. So, we built a simple, free, open-source Chrome extension to make using this standard effortless within the GitHub UI. How it works: • It adds a small toolbar above GitHub comment boxes. • You click buttons for labels (issue, suggestion, praise, nitpick, etc.) and optional decorators (blocking, non-blocking, if-minor). • It automatically formats the comment prefix for you. • There's a "Prettify" option to display prefixes as visual badges (using Shields.io, linked to a simple explainer on pullpo.io). • It adapts to GitHub light/dark themes. We built it because we needed it ourselves to improve our internal review process, and thought others might find it useful too. It's completely free and open-source (MIT license). • Install Link -> https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/gelgbjildgbbfgfgpib... • GitHub Repo -> https://github.com/pullpo-io/conventional-comments • Quick Demo Video -> https://youtu.be/jLzXlZ78rNE?si=KMzIH9Vb43glekEW We just launched it on the Chrome Web Store. Would love to hear your feedback, suggestions, or any pain points you have with code review comments! Thanks, Cesc

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