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Rietta's Git posts cover branch protection, git reset, rebase --autosquash, forking workflows, and GitHub merge methods.
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10/07/2019
Acknowledge Open-Source Contributors with Git Authorship
by Alex Piechowski
Git has dominated for over a decade, yet some popular open-source projects don't properly credit contributors, despite an ethical obligation to do so.
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09/25/2019
Why do Rietta Developers Git Fork?
by Christopher Choi
Forking is a standard way to contribute to open source projects. At Rietta, a small agency, all developers fork internal repositories for client projects.
06/07/2019
What's the Difference Between the 3 Github Merge Methods?
by Christopher Choi
GitHub's interface makes merging commits versatile to suit your style of keeping a clean Git history. The three styles are Create Commit, Squash, and Rebase.
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05/23/2019
Manually Editing Git Hunks: The Easy Way
by Christopher Choi
Git add --patch can help keep code changes relevant with their commits. When changes are unsplittable, we can use Manual-Hunk to split changes line by line.
05/21/2019
How to hide .gitignored Files from fzf.vim
by Alex Piechowski
Keep those nasty .gitignored files like node_modules/ from clogging up fzf fuzzy finder and show commited, hidden files such as .circleci/config.
05/09/2019
Restrict Who Can Push to Matching Branches on Github
by Frank Rietta
On GitHub, you can enable branch restrictions allowing only certain users, teams, or apps to be able to push to a protected branch.
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05/07/2019
Fixup your Code Reviews with git rebase --autosquash
by Christopher Choi
Git rebase flows result in clean history. Squashing code review fixups into the PR make it hard to see what changed. Rietta devs use --autosquash instead.
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04/22/2019
How to Use git reset
by Christopher Choi
Git reset can unstage changes, undo commits, or selectively revert changes with --patch. Learn the differences between reset, reset --soft, and reset --patch.