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Commit description as a thinking tool

130 points · 78 comments · yedhukrishnan

  1. dmtry · · focus · HN ↗
    I like git-notes (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;git-scm.com&#x2F;docs&#x2F;git-notes" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;git-scm.com&#x2F;docs&#x2F;git-notes) for this sort of annotations and context. It&#x27;s a nice balance - adjacent to commits, follows branch structure, easy to instrument, doesn&#x27;t muddy the commit history.

    Being able to stick a bit of directive text somewhere durable at any point in time has been surprisingly convenient for steering LLMs, as well.

    1. cerved · · focus · HN ↗
      why not both? notes are pretty ephemeral by design
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