Tag: VCS

Git: Why you should never commit directly to master

I'm going to be foreword and admit I do this way too often. I've read time and time again that git makes it so easy to branch that it should be a fundamental action in your workflow. I didn't work with SVN for too many years, but I still can't seem to shake this bad […]

Posted: January 10, 2013

Create and delete branches – GitHub Blog

GitHub is doing more and more to make their desktop client obsolete. I think that’s awesome. They’re really doing a great job lowering the barrier to entry for people to get into git. I recall first forcing myself (and my team) to get into a workflow using svn and it was a constant barrage of […]

Posted: January 10, 2013

A Git Horror Story: Repository Integrity With Signed Commits

A Git Horror Story: Repository Integrity With Signed Commits. This is an intense and extremely detailed look at what can potentially go wrong with our beloved Git repositories. I really like how this piece was put together by first setting the stage and then dissecting the environment piece by piece, outlining what can possibly go […]

Posted: May 23, 2012