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Leaving a trail of breadcrumbs

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+title: Leaving a trail of breadcrumbs
+date: 2024-03-30
+permalink: archive/2024/03/30/leaving-a-trail-of-breadcrumbs
+tags:
+    - software-development
+    - git
+cta: ~
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+    A commit log is like leaving a trail of breadcrumbs for yourself as you work on a task.
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+A great thing about committing often is that you leave a trail of breadcrumbs for yourself, and you can easily find your way back.
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+If you are trying to get a test to pass or fix a bug and you get a bit lost, you can see what you've changed since your last commit instead of everything since you started working on your task.
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+If needed, you can discard your changes and reset to your last working commit to try again, similar to using the "test and commit or revert" approach.
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+If I commit too often, I can squash them before pushing.
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+If I don't commit often enough, I can regret not committing more regularly if I get stuck or lost.
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+I'd rather do the former.