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its best when your bug tracker can automatically link to issue numbers and commit numbers.

• makecheck 17y ago
  Using svn with Trac, for example, one can use "r1234" to refer to a revision from a ticket, or "#123" to refer to a ticket number from a commit message.
  • patio11 17y ago
    We make extensive use of these at the day job. It is a lifesaver. If I ever get around to using bug tracking for myself, I'm certainly going to continue the practice.
• petewarden 17y ago
  Having a URL scheme for bugs was a massive help at Apple, the standard for commit messages was including something like "Fix for rdar://17373108".
• modoc 17y ago
  Yes! JIRA + Mylyn (for Eclipse) makes this automatic and let's you see the commits made for the ticket in Jira, and link from the commit e-mails to the Jira ticket(s). Huge fan.
• steveklabnik 17y ago
  Lighthouse not only does this, but lets you modify tickets with your commits (through Github, at least). Pretty cool.