Commit is the act of recording changes to the repository in version control. It's like taking a snapshot of your code at a particular point in time, giving you a checkpoint to fall back on when you inevitably screw things up later.

How to use it in a sentence

• "I was up all night trying to fix that bug, but I finally got it working and pushed a commit at 4am."

• "We need to get this feature finished and committed by the end of the sprint, or management's going to be on our asses again."

If you actually want to learn more...

• Continuous Integration: Learn how frequent commits and automated builds can help catch bugs early and keep your codebase stable. https://martinfowler.com/articles/continuousIntegration.html

• Version Control best practices: Discover branching strategies and techniques like "Ship / Show / Ask" that can streamline your team's commit workflow. https://martinfowler.com/tags/version%20control.html

• Diff Debugging: Find out how comparing commits can help you track down those pesky regression bugs that keep popping up. https://martinfowler.com/articles/version-control-tools.html#DiffDebugging

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