> but it's still just easier implemented as a layer on top of source code than the fundamental source of truth
Easier but much less valuable.
you can parse the text at any time pretty much for free and use anything you learn to be smarter about manipulating the text. you can literally replace the default diff program with one that parses the source files to do a better job today.
you can parse the text at any time pretty much for free and use anything you learn to be smarter about manipulating the text. you can literally replace the default diff program with one that parses the source files to do a better job today.