Hacker News: alt_422568https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=alt_422568Hacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Thu, 09 Apr 2026 03:17:16 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by alt_422568 in "Git commands I run before reading any code"]]>> you never use “git annotate” or your IDE to see who wrote a line of code whose purpose puzzles you, and go to the commit message to see what they were trying to accomplish? This is invaluable to me as long as commit messages are clear.

You're thinking like someone with a mature understanding of version control. Plenty of developers seem set on going their whole careers using git like beginners.

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