How often to commit changes to source control? [closed]

How often should I commit changes to source control ? After every small feature, or only for large features ?

I’m working on a project and have a long-term feature to implement. Currently, I’m committing after every chunk of work, i.e. every sub-feature implemented and bug fixed. I even commit after I’ve added a new chunk of tests for some feature after discovering a bug.

However, I’m concerned about this pattern. In a productive day of work I might make 10 commits. Given that I’m using Subversion, these commits affect the whole repository, so I wonder if it indeed is a good practice to make so many ?

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