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Why is Git Autocorrect too fast for Formula One drivers to react to? I dug a bit into DHH's surprise experience of noticing Git wait for only 100ms to autocorrect a command. The answer involves "deciseconds" and Levenshtein distances. blog.gitbutler.com/why-is-git-a...

blog.gitbutler.comWhy is Git Autocorrect too fast for Formula One drivers?Why does Git's autocorrect wait 0.1s before executing a mistyped command? Let's dig in.

13/1/25, 1:28 pm1 repost5 likes

dscho1.bsky.social

@dscho1.bsky.social

13 Jan 2025

Heh, what a blast from the past! Yes, "deciseconds" was a poor choice and I wish that I'd push back. Also, sense the suggestion that the algorithm's weights were made up of thin air. If that is the case: You are spot on! I totally did ;-)

dscho1.bsky.social

@dscho1.bsky.social

13 Jan 2025

In any case, thank you @scottchacon.com for subjecting yourself to the Git patch contribution process in order to improve Git users' life!