thanks for the reply, but i think i got that. from the linked article:

For example, if you changed repo/packages/foo/CHANGELOG.json, when git was getting ready to do the push, it was generating a diff against repo/packages/bar/CHANGELOG.json! This meant we were in many occasions just pushing the entire file again and again, which could be 10s of MBs per file in some cases, and you can imagine in a repo our size, how that would be a problem.

but wouldn’t these erroneous diffs not show up in git diff? it seems that they were pushing (maybe automatically?)without inspecting the diffs first

maybe I’m missing something but wouldn’t this show up in a diff before pushing?

awesome. i didn’t know. found some English version on YouTube https://duckduckgo.com/?q=the+way+things+work+peter+lustig&t=fpas&iar=videos&iax=videos&ia=videos (nothing in German unfortunately)

there is a whole series of books by David Macaulay “the way things work” which use woolly mammoths to explain concepts. loved it as a child

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Way_Things_Work

example illustration: https://prh.imgix.net/look-inside/dk/9780241526446_3_Screenshot.PNG

simple vinaigrette. Olive oil, French mustard, vinegar, salt, pepper (garlic, shallots). depending on the salad it’s wine vinegar (red or white) or apple cider vinegar, Dijon or à l’ancienne mustard. if i feel fancy I’ll add some herbs (tarragon is great) or some egg yolk for extra creaminess.