> … the why is important
> … a lot of developers only consider the how.
The why is someone else's job, so the developers should just ask them for a blurb to put in the PR for context, along with a note to the reviewer to ask that person for even more context if necessary.
I think there's a why with regard to the code. Why this "how" and not some other "how". (Why did you pick this algorithm, this pattern, this solution to the bigger business why.)
The why is someone else's job, so the developers should just ask them for a blurb to put in the PR for context, along with a note to the reviewer to ask that person for even more context if necessary.