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Google doesn't use Git internally, and its code search and source control tools expose the concept of "show blame before this change", so in practice reformats

Google doesn't use Git internally, and its code search and source control tools expose the concept of "show blame before this change", so in practice reformats like this aren't troublesome with regard to blame.

montag 2y ago
This is true but I think it would still be nice for VCS to have a first class concept of "peek through" changes (whitespace, formatting, etc.) for the purpose of blame.
- morgante 2y ago
  It does. Just put ignored commits in a file: https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/working-with-files/using-files/viewing-a-file#ignore-commits-in-the-blame-view https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/working-with-files/u...
  - montag 2y ago
    Thanks! Didn't know about this cool feature.