Dev Tools · 1h ago
Git Hooks: The Feature Many Developers Miss for Years
A developer built Diff Sniffer, a tool that flags AI-authored commits on risky paths lacking human review. The project's real insight was discovering git hooks—scripts that run automatically on events like commits or pushes—after a decade of daily git use. The tool is available on GitHub, highlighting a simple yet overlooked automation feature.
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This underscores how even experienced developers can miss core git features, but the tool's value is niche for teams enforcing AI-review policies.
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