My Git Knowledgelemm.eeimage SagXD ( @sag@lemm.ee ) Programmer Humor@programming.dev • 7 months ago message-square61fedilinkarrow-up1657
arrow-up1657imageMy Git Knowledgelemm.ee SagXD ( @sag@lemm.ee ) Programmer Humor@programming.dev • 7 months ago message-square61fedilink
minus-square darkpanda ( @darkpanda@lemmy.ca ) linkfedilink9•7 months agoLearn to use git bisect. If you have unit tests, which of course you should, it can save you so much time finding weird breakages.
minus-square xthexder ( @xthexder@l.sw0.com ) linkfedilink7•7 months agoWith automated CI, I’ve had very few times where bisect is useful. Either the bug was introduced 1-2 commits ago, or it’s always been there and the exact commit is irrelevant to the solution, since you just fix it forward.
Learn to use
git bisect
. If you have unit tests, which of course you should, it can save you so much time finding weird breakages.With automated CI, I’ve had very few times where bisect is useful. Either the bug was introduced 1-2 commits ago, or it’s always been there and the exact commit is irrelevant to the solution, since you just fix it forward.