grepsedawk2d ago

The Git Commands I Run Before Reading Any Code

https://piechowski.io/post/git-commands-before-reading-code/

The Git Commands I Run Before Reading Any Code

Five git commands that tell you where a codebase hurts before you open a single file. Churn hotspots, bus factor, bug clusters, and crisis patterns.

Show threadramon1562d ago

> The 20 most-changed files in the last year. The file at the top is almost always the one people warn me about. “Oh yeah, that file. Everyone’s afraid to touch it.”

The most changed file is the one people are afraid of touching?

Show threaddewey
I've just tried this, and the most touched files are also the most irrelevant or boring files (auto generated, entry-point of the service etc.) in my tests.
Apr 8 at 10:28amWeb
Show threadnulltrace2d ago
Yeah same thing happens with lockfiles and CI configs. You end up filtering out half the list before it tells you anything useful.