Join me in a trip down the rabbit hole of making a “File History Diff Walker.”
Getting Git: Blame
Natasha explores the origin of the Blame margin in Understand.
Getting Git: Submodules
How we will be improving git submodule support in Understand.
Getting Git: Scanning Directories
Natasha shares her process and algorithm for finding files at a particular git revision.
How Hard is it?
Understand is used to determine how much work it would take to create a database that reads files from a git repository.
Making Dependencies Interesting
The dependency browser interface has been updated again. See how this window has changed over time and the new options available.
Minimize the Impact of Interruptions
Now you keep interruptions from ruining your thought process in Understand. Session Browser lets you save your work, explore something completely unrelated, and then switch back to where you were.
Seeing the Unseeable
An advanced workaround for visualizing graphs when the layout fails – and I use it to fix a bug in the UML Class Diagram.
Rogue Dependencies
Understand can help you see what they actually look like and provide the tools to get them back where they should be.
Visualizing Change
Understand lets you step back and visualize exactly what parts of your code have changed and see the impact.