Why Pre-Push Hooks Are Better Than Pre-Commit Hooks for Software Development

Summary

The article critiques pre-commit hooks in software development, arguing they are fundamentally broken because they block developers from committing code, create friction in the workflow, and can be bypassed. The author suggests using pre-push hooks instead, which allow developers to commit locally but prevent pushing broken code to shared repositories. The article uses a Rust project example to demonstrate how pre-commit hooks interrupt the natural development flow and proposes pre-push hooks as a better alternative that maintains code quality without disrupting the commit process.