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How do I ensure that the "formatting" edit I am reviewing does not add [undeclared] changes to the code being formatted?
A lot of edits to be reviewed does the formatting; like turning
code code code code
code code code code
code code code code
code code code code
into
code code code code
code code cOde code
code ...
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Does Stack Overflow save all the versions of the edited blobs in database or just the diffs?
I read in many posts that Stack Overflow uses some kind of diff algorithm to find diff between text blobs of edits. I wanted to know if Stack Overflow saves all the blobs in the database as-is or if ...
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Smarter diff algorithm for revision history
Disclaimer: I know nothing about diff algorithms. If what we have now is the best there is, I apologize in advance.
Sometimes (read: oftentimes) the diff highlighting in the revision history is ...
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Revision control -- see diffs of Title
I have noticed that on Stack Overflow you can now see diffs of the different revisions side-by-side by clicking one of the buttons next to the revision.
My gripe with that is that it does not show ...
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Color diff should be the default view on pending edit review pages
The color diff should be the default view on pending edit review pages.
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