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Git 2.56-rc0 Released With Updated Contribution Guidelines, Improvements For Swift

While still ultimately working toward Git 3.0 with SHA-256 hashes by default and the "main" branch name by default, among other breaking changes (and potentially coming around the end of 2026), Git 2.56-rc0 is now available for testing...

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A little copy-paste is cheaper than the wrong abstraction

One time I deleted what seemed to be a duplicated file, but it reappeared. I deleted it again, and the same thing happened.

  • Deleting duplicated files multiple times reveals important file's regenerative nature
  • Sandi Metz's 2014 talk emphasizes duplication is cheaper than wrong abstraction
  • Premature abstraction can lead to global impact and landmine creation

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