The latest articles on DEV Community by Gökçer Altuntaş (@altuntasgokcer). https://dev.to/altuntasgokcer https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4117562%2Fbcb8f301-7fe1-48a1-9496-ff170a470e19.jpg https://dev.to/altuntasgokcer en Gökçer Altuntaş Wed, 09 Sep 2026 13:25:14 +0000 https://dev.to/altuntasgokcer/we-thought-it-was-a-cache-bug-it-was-actually-a-stale-clone-4076 https://dev.to/altuntasgokcer/we-thought-it-was-a-cache-bug-it-was-actually-a-stale-clone-4076 <p>When a recent code change does not appear where you expect it to, cache is often the first thing that comes to mind.</p> <p>And sometimes cache really is the problem.</p> <p>But before clearing everything, rebuilding the application, restarting containers, or digging into deployment settings, there is a much simpler check worth doing first:</p> <p><strong>Make sure you are actually running the code you think you are running.</strong></p> <h2> Start with the repository </h2> <p>A few basic Git commands can quickly tell you what state your local repository is in:</p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight plaintext"><code> bash git status git branch --show-current git log -1 --oneline </code></pre> </div> webdev git devops debugging