5 ms·
Right, so the question is "why not have side-by-side diffs". The fact that syntax highlighting would work is one obvious advantage. It also means that you can r
by jgraham 12y ago
Right, so the question is "why not have side-by-side diffs". The fact that syntax highlighting would work is one obvious advantage. It also means that you can read the before/after code linearly without having to mentally apply the patch. It seems like an obviously better UI for understanding the effect of changes (although of course I don't have data to back that up).
- Peaker 12y agoBecause side-by-side is very redundant, wasting almost half the screen on the exact same information. You don't have to "mentally apply" a patch, just ignore some lines of a certain color.
- eridius 12y agoI would like to see GitHub offer the option of seeing side-by-side. It can be helpful if you have a mess of tiny -/+ hunks right next to each other. But combined is definitely the correct default.