Yeah the other day I got into an extended debate about rebasing with another dev who just didn't get this. He maintained that it should not be possible to modify history because it all may be relevant later. I rebutted with a question: do you want a commit every time you type a character in your text editor? Version control is just another tool for code craftsmanship. You should strive to make your commits as atomic and well-described as humanly possible. git-add -i and git-rebase -i are tools that allow you to approach a more perfect history.
Yeah the other day I got into an extended debate about rebasing with another dev who just didn't get this. He maintained that it should not be possible to modify history because it all may be relevant later. I rebutted with a question: do you want a commit every time you type a character in your text editor? Version control is just another tool for code craftsmanship. You should strive to make your commits as atomic and well-described as humanly possible. git-add -i and git-rebase -i are tools that allow you to approach a more perfect history.