Ask HN: How do you read code repositories which has tens & thousands of commits?

1 nezubn 0 6/25/2025, 5:48:08 AM

Sometimes, you want to wander around code repos and learn what could be the thought process for a certain decision. For that, you may end up looking at old commits. What is your preferred method of going through repos which has grown with thousands of commits?

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Ask HN: How do you read code repositories which has tens & thousands of commits?

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