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Have you ever used git bisect? (programming.dev)

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cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/214031

Have you ever used git bisect? If so, how did you use it? Did it help you find a problem which would otherwise be difficult to find? Story time, I guess?

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

Have you ever used git bisect?

Yup. A few times a year.

If so, how did you use it? Did it help you find a problem which would otherwise be difficult to find?

It helps me track down regressions, as in “this used to work, didn’t it?” or worse “haven’t I fixed this before?”.

I start a bisect, pick something relatively old, check if it works there, rinse, repeat.