Stacked diffs

Topics: Version control system

Stacked diffs organize related code changes as a sequence of dependent, reviewable diffs.

Subtopics

Benefits

• Efficient code review
• Isolated testing for better quality assurance
• Enhanced collaboration through parallel development
• Gradual and controlled integration
• Minimizing development blockers

Bookmarks

• Graphite: Stacked diffs

Questions

• When is having to rebase whole stacks of changes worth the effort? Isn’t Trunk-based development effective enough?
• One of the benefits claimed is “isolated testing” because “testing each diff individually ensures that any issues are caught and addressed early”. What happens if a bug gets discovered in a parent stack/branch? Where does the bug get fixed?

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