# stacked pull requests

A software development workflow that organizes dependent pull requests into an ordered chain of smaller, independently reviewable changes.

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## AI-assisted design-system rewrites are fast to generate but slow to refine

DevFeed: [AI-assisted design-system rewrites are fast to generate but slow to refine](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/beware-the-spaceships-37617.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://swizec.com/blog/beware-the-spaceships>)

Author: hi@swizec.com (Swizec Teller)

Published: 2026-08-08T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Swizec Teller](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/swizec-teller.md>)

Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Large Language Model](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/llm.md>), [Claude](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/claude.md>), [Design system](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/design-system.md>), [stacked pull requests](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/stacked-pull-requests.md>), [Bootstrap](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bootstrap.md>), [Tailwind CSS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/tailwind.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [claude](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/claude.md>), [design-system](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/design-system.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [llms](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/llms.md>), [stacked-pull-requests](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/stacked-pull-requests.md>), [tailwind](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tailwind.md>)

### AI overview

The author describes using AI and Claude to migrate a design system from Bootstrap to Tailwind, clean up HTML and JavaScript, and rewrite functional code. The article argues that LLMs handle mechanical translation well but struggle with conceptual design decisions and fine UI details, making cleanup substantially more time-consuming than code generation.

### Source excerpt

Spaceship first, cleanup second. Start with the ending then work your way back to something useful.

## In praise of the stacked pull request

DevFeed: [In praise of the stacked pull request](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/in-praise-of-the-stacked-pull-request-37629.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://swizec.com/blog/in-praise-of-the-stacked-pull-request>)

Author: hi@swizec.com (Swizec Teller)

Published: 2026-02-04T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Swizec Teller](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/swizec-teller.md>)

Topics: [stacked pull requests](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/stacked-pull-requests.md>), [Code review](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code-review.md>), [Code quality](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code-quality.md>), [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [Git](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/git.md>)

Tags: [code-quality](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code-quality.md>), [code-review](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code-review.md>), [git](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/git.md>), [merge](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/merge.md>), [pull-request](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pull-request.md>), [queue](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/queue.md>), [soc2](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/soc2.md>), [stacked-pull-requests](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/stacked-pull-requests.md>), [team](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/team.md>), [velocity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/velocity.md>)

### AI overview

An opinion piece argues that stacked pull requests help teams work on larger or dependent changes without creating oversized, difficult-to-review pull requests. It presents small, independent, testable pull requests as units of work that can be reviewed and merged incrementally.

### Source excerpt

How fast you do code review is how fast you do everything. Your PR queue is the leading indicator of team velocity. Stacked PRs can help.