Checklists for software errors, setup, and tool workflows.

VS Code Source Control Not Detecting Changes on Mac: Fixes

You make edits in VS Code on your Mac, but the Source Control panel shows nothing. No files appea...

How to Fix a Detached HEAD in Git Using SourceTree

If you open SourceTree and see a message like “You are in ‘detached HEAD’ state,” it means your w...

Fix VS Code Breakpoints Not Hit in C++: Practical Checks

You set a breakpoint in VS Code while debugging a C++ program, but execution never stops there. T...

Fix VS Code Terminal Not Working After Update

After a VS Code update, the integrated terminal may fail to start, show a blank window, or displa...

Git Fatal: Refusing to Merge Unrelated Histories – Workaround

You try to merge two Git branches and get this error:

fatal: refusing to merge unre...