A more specific implementation of "Make the change easy, then make the easy change". Another tool that's useful (if you're doing email-based development at lea

A more specific implementation of "Make the change easy, then make the easy change". Another tool that's useful (if you're doing email-based development at least) is always floating minor fixes and refactoring to the beginning of your series. Then the fixes and refactors can be checked in as they're reviewed, such that the final merge is much smaller.