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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

P1000x this.

I can read a diff.

I need to know why.

No, a code comment isn't good enough, it's out of date after the next commit.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Code comments for "why"s that persist. Commits for why's that are temporary.

If you need to run X before Y, add a comment. If you added X before why because it was easier, leave it in a commit

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

If you need to run X before Y...

Add a test that asserts that.