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Trying out structural diffs. The diffs using language's syntax instead of just text lines.
#difftastic #treesitter #git #emacs #magit and all that. -
RE: https://fosstodon.org/@robinm/116056737177373004
Need some help with your merge conflicts? Maybe give Mergiraf and Difftastic a try!
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Since y'all liked 🔀🦒 #Mergiraf so much (a syntax-aware #git #merge driver that solves many conflicts automatically that git's built-in merge strategies can't), go check out ≏🤩 #Difftastic too! It's a syntax-aware #diff tool that produces finer grained, much easier to read output than classic #GNU #diffutils or #BSD diff. No more decoding "@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@"! Integrates nicely with #git as well.
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The popularity of "modern" replacements for classic #unix #commandline tools is an interesting phenomenon. Many are born from fresh perspectives and experimentation, which is great. But saving a few cpu cycles and fancier output is not enough to make me abandon a familiar, trusted and ubiquitous tool.
However, #Mergiraf & #Difftastic bring a lot more to the table. Syntax-aware merge conflict resolution and diffing has now become essential to me.