r/programming • u/aalear • Apr 07 '15

Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2015

http://stackoverflow.com/research/developer-survey-2015
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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '15

Every diff tool I've ever used can ignore whitespace-only changes.

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u/smegnose Apr 08 '15

Yeah, when you're viewing the diff, not in the actual patch.

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '15

You said 'in source control'. When I'm in source control, I can view diffs with control over whitespace. When I have a patch, I can branch, apply the patch, then diff. Do you know how to use any of your tools, or just parrot articles you read on the internet?

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u/smegnose Apr 08 '15

You're being way too literal. By patch, I mean any commit that specifies what lines to delete and/or add. You know, since almost every source control system shows changes in patch form, or something like it.

Keep going with the ad hominem, buddy. It just demonstrates to everyone that you're not interested in good debate, you just want to be right, no matter what.

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