Automated changelog generation (fhoekstra.eu)

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When publishing a package for use by programmers, automated changelog generation is very beneficial. In this blog post, I explore how to do it in a simple way that works everywhere.

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[-] fhoekstra@feddit.nl 1 points 3 months ago

That is indeed a difficult problem. Integration testing and contract testing can help to avoid this, but one can never be 100% sure.

https://xkcd.com/1172/

[-] HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org 1 points 3 months ago

It is the whole topic of Rich Hickeys talk linked above that breaking an API is a choice. And it is not a solution to not define an API and not agree any contract at all.

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