[ori_b]

> And how would you stage & commit only a portion of the changes made to a file?

I wouldn't. That code is untested, and I have a thing against committing untested code.

Git stash -p, on the other hand, allows me to select what code should be left in the working directory for testing, with no need for a staging area.

[pytyper2]

We just assume that when we commit, the code has been tested in the local dev environment. Better not be committing untested code to my repos, that will get you reprimanded.