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Why GitHub won
How GitHub _actually_ became the dominant force it is today, from one of it's cofounders.
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Git 3.0's upcoming SHA-256 default will be a costly mistake
Git 3.0 will make SHA-256 the new default content hashing algorithm and it will be an incomprehensibly expensive and ultimately valueless and avoidable global nightmare.
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How Core Git Developers Configure Git
What `git config` settings should be defaults by now? Here are some settings that even the core developers change.
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Git tips and tricks
Some things that people don’t tend to know about Git anymore, and some new things you might not have noticed.
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Why is Git Autocorrect too fast for Formula One drivers?
Why does Git's autocorrect wait 0.1s before executing a mistyped command? Let's dig in.
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We've raised $17M to build what comes after Git
GitButler has raised a Series A round to accelerate developing the infrastructure for how software gets built next.
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20 years of Git
Twenty years ago, Git was born. How did this unlikely "information manager" take over the world?
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Going down the rabbit hole of Git's new bundle-URI
Git's new bundle-uri could help significantly speed up clones, but what bugs lurk within?
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Grit: Rewriting Git in Rust with agents
We used agents to port all of Git to library-first, memory-safe Rust and it passes the entire C Git test suite.
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GitButler now supports first class conflicts, making rebasing less annoying
GitButler now supports first class conflicts, which makes rebasing much less annoying. What is "fearless rebasing"?
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Git Worktrees and GitButler
How do git worktrees help you work on more than one branch at the same time, and how does that differ from virtual branches in GitButler?