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C · Scale · advanced · Week 3 · Chapter 8 of 9

Automation & etiquette

Auto-close stale, templates on create, PR ↔ issue links. Automation should reduce chores, not create notification hell.

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Add one template

Bug and story templates in GitHub/Jira/Linear.

Add one templateDrag stickies · tap for tips
Study mapDrag stickies · tap for tipsKeep it shortdrag · tap →Name the waitdrag · tap →Scope locatorsdrag · tap →Trace when stuckdrag · tap →One browser firstdrag · tap →Isolate statedrag · tap →Assert the UIdrag · tap →Retry wiselydrag · tap →Seed datadrag · tap →Close the loopdrag · tap →Keep it shortdrag · tap →Name the waitdrag · tap →Scope locatorsdrag · tap →Trace when stuckdrag · tap →One browser firstdrag · tap →Isolate statedrag · tap →Pathwise hackdrag · tap →Add one templatedrag · tap →Try thisdrag · tap →Follow the dashed drag · tap →

Do this now

Ship one template your team will actually use. Delete an unused field.

Pro tip: Every required field has a cost. Justify it.

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Chapter learning outcomes
  • Templates
  • Issue–PR links
  • Stale bots carefully

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