HOW LARGE PULL REQUESTS SLOW DOWN DEVELOPMENT

Summary from the TLDR Web Dev newsletter

Complex codebases lead to change amplification, where simple changes require modifications in multiple places, slowing down the process. Research on 1.5 million pull requests showed that the number of files changed in a pull request (PR) correlates with the time taken to merge it. To minimize complexity and enhance efficiency, it's recommended to keep PRs small, limit them to three or fewer file changes, and use strategies like stacking if possible.