Do you know to mention someone with a @mention when you make a pull request or comment on GitHub?

Updated by Brady Stroud [SSW] 1 year ago. See history

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When you make a pull request or need to communicate the next actions someone needs to take in a GitHub comment, you should use a @mention.

Read more about @mention: <https://help.github.com/articles/basic-writing-and-formatting-syntax/#mentioning-users-and-teams>
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