git bisect
No written verdict yet. Here is what commenters said.
5recommend
1warn against
Nov 2, 2025first mention
Jul 14, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“git bisect works great for tracking down regressions”
“Make sure you know about exit code 125 to your test script.”
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“Sometimes git bisect is really nice to have.”
works on large code baseson “At the end you use `git bisect`”
“I used git bisect in anger for the first time recently and it felt like magic.”
“I would say git bisect was a lifesaver”
Caveats and dissent
“bisect drops to ~44% accuracy while bayesect holds at ~96%”
Who recommends it in their own words
Threads where it came up
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All comments 7
“I used git bisect once in 10 years”
“bisect drops to ~44% accuracy while bayesect holds at ~96%”
“git bisect works great for tracking down regressions”
“Make sure you know about exit code 125 to your test script.”
“Sometimes git bisect is really nice to have.”
“I used git bisect in anger for the first time recently and it felt like magic.”
“I would say git bisect was a lifesaver”