I can only agree to this. Personally I have stopped seeing branches as part of a distrust system and PR's being some sort of gate-keeping/control mechanism. An

I can only agree to this. Personally I have stopped seeing branches as part of a distrust system and PR's being some sort of gate-keeping/control mechanism. And more and more see them as a healthy self caution. I no longer see making a PR as something for others to judge my work and disapprove of it, but more as an opening for collaboration and discussion. More of a friendly "can we look at this together so we can make it even better", as opposed to an authoritarian "I've done the best I can, I hope it meets all requirements and I don't get complaints". Of course this depends on how people view it at the other end of the line as well, and some people never change. But overall having this look at things made my life as a (open source) developer a lot less stressful.