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So much time would be saved if ppl did a google search before writing tools :) (its fine to reimplement, test, learn etc. But sometimes I really wonder ;)
by zobzu 12y ago
So much time would be saved if ppl did a google search before writing tools :) (its fine to reimplement, test, learn etc. But sometimes I really wonder ;)
- jefftk 12y agoBefore I wrote this, back in 2009 [1], I looked for existing tools that would do this already. I found colordiff and cdiff, but neither of them would highlight the parts of lines that had changed. Not finding anything that did what I wanted, I wrote something. [1] http://www.jefftk.com/p/introducing-icdiff http://www.jefftk.com/p/introducing-icdiff
- zobzu 12y agocontributing to something seems like a better effort, tho.
- Retra 12y agoYou would think that would be a solution, but sometimes learning to use a tool is about as hard as writing the tool yourself. (And in a few special cases, it's even more difficult!) Not that this applies here, but it is something to consider.