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LGTM

Meaning in software engineering, with examples

abbreviationCommon term

In software engineering, LGTM means: Short for 'looks good to me': a quick written comment a reviewer leaves to say that a code change is fine and can be merged.

In Turkish: bence uygun, onaylıyorum, sorun görünmüyor

How it is used

Mostly written rather than spoken, in pull request comments and team chat. It often comes with small conditions: 'LGTM, just one nit', 'LGTM once CI passes.'

Example sentences

  1. LGTM! Feel free to merge after the tests pass.

  2. She left an LGTM on the PR but asked for one small rename.

Common collocations

  • LGTM with nits
  • leave an LGTM
  • give an LGTM
  • LGTM once CI passes
  • code reviewThe practice of teammates reading and commenting on each other's code changes before they are merged, to catch problems and share knowledge.
  • pull requestA request to merge your code changes from one branch into another, so that teammates can review and discuss them first.
  • nitpickA very small, optional comment in a review about details like naming, spacing or wording, which should not block the change. Often shortened to 'nit'.
  • address feedbackTo deal with the comments people gave you, by making the requested changes or explaining why you chose a different approach.

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