Writing / Git

25 Nov 2021
List your Git branches by recent activity

Sometimes you just want to see your most recent branches. Here's a handy Git alias that will help you do just that.
29 Jan 2021
How focused commits make you a better coder

Ten reasons shaping small and focused commits will help you be a more effective developer and ship better software.
13 Nov 2020
Why Git blame sucks for understanding WTF code (and what to use instead)

Here's a more powerful way to look back through the history and figure out what's going on with strange and surprising code.
16 Oct 2020
Better Git diff output for Ruby, Python, Elixir, Go and more

A small tweak to your Git config that will make the diff output smarter and more language aware
17 Sep 2020
Exclude linting & formatting commits when running Git blame

Did you know there's a way to get Git to ignore certain commits when you run the Git blame command?
11 Jun 2020
A Git command to jump from a commit SHA to the PR on GitHub

When digging through a commit history it can be useful to see the wider context for a change by viewing the pull request. Here's a neat shortcut that will take you straight there.
14 May 2020
Proof your thousand-line pull requests result in more bugs

Nobody likes shipping bugs. But did you know you can reduce the number of bugs in your software simply by reducing the size of your pull requests?
13 Mar 2020
Git tip: keep your personal business out of .gitignore files

Maintain a global Git ignore file to avoid having to add your system-specific exclusions to your repositories’ .gitignore files.
6 Mar 2020
Git tip: committing with verbose mode

Use Git’s verbose mode to see the diff of the changes you are about to commit.
31 Jan 2020
KonMari for your Git repositories

Let's give our Git repositories a spring clean with some simple commands and shortcuts for getting rid of unused and redundant branches and references.
17 Jan 2020
Git tip: create an alias to amend your last commit

Another simple Git alias, this time for quickly and easily making adjustments to your most recent commit.
10 Jan 2020
Git tip: create a Git upstream alias

Here's a simple Git alias to make your life a little easier if you work with feature branches.
1 Mar 2019
Delete those pesky untracked files from your Git repository

A short guide to a handy command that makes it easy to clean up untracked files from your Git repositories.
11 Feb 2019
A Branch in Time (a story about revision histories)

A talk about software maintainability and the power of our revision histories. I gave this talk at Brighton Ruby and RubyConf in 2018 as well as RubyConf AU in 2019.
6 Jul 2018
Resources for creating useful revision histories

Links to resources (videos, blog posts and more) to help you put together more useful revision histories with Git.
22 Mar 2017
Git Tips you (Possibly) Didn't Know You Needed

Some simple tips and tricks to help you get the most out of Git and improve your Git workflow.
11 Aug 2008
Rails and git submodules can play nice

Information on working with git submodules, including common pitfalls and things to be aware of.