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How common is it to code review like this? (self.programming)

submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by slardiaardvark to c/programming

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For non-trivial reviews, when there are files with several changes, I tend to do the following in Git:

Create local branch for the pr to review
Squash if necessary to get everything in the one commit
Soft reset, so all the changes are modifications in the working tree
Go thru the modificiations "in situ" so to speak, so I get the entire context, with changes marked in the IDE, instead of just a few lines on either side.

Just curious if this is "a bit weird", or something others do as well?

(ed: as others mentioned, a squash-merge and reset, or reset back without squashing, is the same, so step 2 isn't necessary:))

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

It depends on the platform you are using. But, for platforms like github and gitlab there are extensions for popular IDEs and editors available that allow you to review all changes in the editor itself.

This at the very least allows you to simply do the diffing in your own editor without having to squash or anything like that.