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		jasonblais on Aug 3, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: We Switched to Mattermost It was indeed unintended, caused by a bad git merge from a long-running feature branch. :) As part of the revised implementation, the proposal is to add unit testing, so that we can detect it in the future as part of our build process.

noir_lord on Aug 5, 2021 [–]

It happens, I've blown up branches to the point of "welp, I hope that is still in the reflog" a few times.

Git is a double-barrelled footgun with a hair trigger.

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