I really like diff-hl-mode https://github.com/dgutov/diff-hl It shows lines added/modified/removed since last commit, which is useful contextual info.
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Compiler error messages is such a deep topic. Even in rustc, a mature compiler that invests effort in diagnostic quality, I find interesting issues every few months.
(The majority have been fixed pretty quickly, so it's really rewarding to file issues.)
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It's really satisfying fixing crashes in rust-analyzer. You can start from a panic message and dig until you've got a tiny Rust program that triggers the problem.
(It's usually an issue with incomplete source files breaking invariants.)
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Semver has a really odd relationship with software maturity. I'd take a v0.21 project over a v1.0 project.