TLDR Web Dev · OPINIONS & ADVICE

WHY WRITE SMALL DIFFS

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Summary from the TLDR Web Dev newsletter

Small diffs facilitate faster and more thorough code reviews, reduce the likelihood of introducing bugs, minimize merge conflicts, and make it easier to roll back changes if needed. While there may be exceptions for large diffs, such as when adding boilerplate or auto-generated code, the general rule is to aim for small, focused changes to codebases.