Hacker News with Generative AI: Version Control

Git clone –depth 2 is vastly better than –depth 1 if you want to Git push later (stackoverflow.com)
I've done a shallow clone of a large repo (git clone --depth 1 [email protected]:myOrg/myRepo.git). I can push new changes to the remote but the first push is horribly slow. Subsequent pushes are fine. The command indicates that the first push writes a lot of data to the remote:
Git, Version Control, Optimization, Performance
137 points by jakub_g 7 days ago | 35 comments
The Pijul Manual (pijul.org)
Welcome to the Pijul book, an introduction to Pijul, a distributed version control system that is at the same time theoretically sound, fast and easy to learn and use.
Version Control, Software, Distributed Systems
13 points by tusslewake 7 days ago | 0 comments
Darcs, Friendly Version Control (acmelabs.space)
This book should help you to get started with using darcs as your daily version control system.
Version Control, Software, Programming
67 points by tusslewake 7 days ago | 72 comments
Versioning versus Coordination (brooker.co.za)
Spoiler: Versioning Wins.
Software, Version Control, Coordination
65 points by burntcaramel 13 days ago | 2 comments
Sage: Burning Away Git Complexity (github.com/crazywolf132)
Hey there! Welcome to Sage - your friendly neighborhood Git companion. Think of it as a smart wrapper around Git that helps you streamline your workflow.
Git, Version Control, Tools, Software, Open Source
7 points by binbandit 13 days ago | 3 comments
Beej's Guide to Git (beej.us)
Please keep in mind that I'm only human and there is a very, very high probability that there are errors in this guide. Additionally, I might simply not know what I'm talking about when it comes to something! So email corrections are highly appreciated!
Version Control, Git, Programming
1062 points by mixto 14 days ago | 311 comments
Building Your Own Git from Scratch in Go (medium.com)
As a professional software engineer, you must be using Git every day as it is the most widely used version control software.
Software Development, Version Control
6 points by thunderbong 17 days ago | 0 comments
Git: How submodules are merged (2022) (lucasoshiro.github.io)
If you work in a project that uses Git as its version control system and and uses submodules, maybe you have faced a situation where you needed to change a submodule in a branch and needed to merge that branch into another.
Git, Version Control, Submodules, Branching, Merging
24 points by lucasoshiro 18 days ago | 2 comments
Evo: Version control that works the way you think (github.com/crazywolf132)
Evo is a modern, offline-first version control system that focuses on what matters most: helping developers write great code together.
Version Control, Software, Development, Collaboration
44 points by todsacerdoti 28 days ago | 44 comments
How I use Git worktrees (2024) (billmill.org)
My favorite feature of git is one that not enough people know about: worktrees.
Git, Version Control, Software Development
31 points by fanf2 31 days ago | 1 comments
Can we communally deprecate git checkout? (mirawelner.com)
I will start with the disclaimer that I really like git. I use it on nearly all of my programming projects, have read the entirety of Pro Git, and every lab or company I have worked at has held its codebase on GitHub, with the exception of the National Ignition Facility. For some reason, they use Accurev, or at least they did when I worked there in 2019, which was much worse.
Git, Version Control, Software Development, Programming
57 points by mirawelner 40 days ago | 142 comments
Git-of-theseus: Analyze how a Git repo grows over time (github.com/erikbern)
Analyze how a Git repo grows over time
Git, Software Development, Version Control, Data Analysis
5 points by mooreds 41 days ago | 1 comments
Gource: Software Version Control Visualization (github.com/acaudwell)
Gource is a visualization tool for source control repositories.
Software, Version Control, Visualization, Git
173 points by vortex_ape 50 days ago | 67 comments
Racket-embed-images-in-source-text (github.com/shriram)
Racket enables you to embed images in the document source. The moment you do, however, the file becomes a different format (WXME). In particular, this format is effectively binary, which means it doesn't work well with tools like grep, git, etc.
Programming, Racket, Software, Image Processing, Version Control
50 points by spdegabrielle 53 days ago | 9 comments
Jujutsu Megamerges and jj Absorb (chriskrycho.com)
A really handy approach for splitting apart changes into multiple branches but working on their combination.
Git, Version Control, Software Development
82 points by chriskrycho 56 days ago | 63 comments
Git Branch Management: Exploring the Realm of Possibilities (2023) (scalastic.io)
When it comes to collaborative software development, effective Git branch management is crucial for your team’s efficiency and productivity. In this article, we will explore various Git branch management models to help you optimize your workflow.
Git, Version Control, Software Development, Collaboration, Workflow
7 points by rapnie 57 days ago | 0 comments
Show HN: AuthorTrail – Browse files you've touched in a Git repo (github.com/sarimabbas)
AuthorTrail helps you explore your Git repository's history by author. Find and browse files you've contributed to, with quick access to view and edit them.
Git, Software, Developer Tools, Version Control
23 points by campfireshuffle 59 days ago | 0 comments
Gitea 1.22 is the last version to allow a transparent ugprade to Forgejo (forgejo.org)
The Forgejo v10.0.0 release to be published 15 January 2025 supports upgrade from Gitea instances up to version v1.22 included. Future Forgejo versions will not support upgrades from Gitea instances running version v1.23 or above.
Software, Open Source, Git, Version Control, Upgrade Path
37 points by CuriousIndian 62 days ago | 15 comments
Tig: Text-Mode Interface for Git (jonas.github.io)
Tig is an ncurses-based text-mode interface for git. It functions mainly as a Git repository browser, but can also assist in staging changes for commit at chunk level and act as a pager for output from various Git commands.
Git, Version Control, Tools, Software
27 points by pabs3 64 days ago | 5 comments
SCCS roach motel (tuhs.org)
IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering has asked me to write a retrospective on the influence of SCCS over the last 50 years, as my SCCS paper was published in 1975. They consider it one of the most influential papers from TSE's first decade.
Software Engineering, History, Version Control
70 points by rdpintqogeogsaa 67 days ago | 16 comments
Git Trailers (alchemists.io)
Git trailers are a powerful source of metadata as parsed by the Git Interpret Trailers command. Even better, trailers can be applied to commits and tags as documented here:
Git, Version Control, Metadata
6 points by thunderbong 68 days ago | 0 comments
Ask HN: Git Alternatives – Sapling vs. Jj (ycombinator.com)
Version Control, Git, Alternatives, Software
94 points by koch 73 days ago | 64 comments
Discrepancy between what's in GitHub and what's been published to PyPI (github.com/ultralytics)
Discrepancy between what's in GitHub and what's been published to PyPI for v8.3.41.
Python, Software, Open Source, Version Control, Package Management
35 points by the_mitsuhiko 75 days ago | 7 comments
Conventional Commit Messages (github.com)
Instantly share code, notes, and snippets.
Git, Software Development, Version Control
3 points by t55 78 days ago | 2 comments
Demystifying Git Submodules (cyberdemon.org)
Throughout my career, I have found git submodules to be a pain. Because I did not understand them, I kept getting myself into frustrating situations.
Git, Version Control, Software Development
127 points by signa11 79 days ago | 96 comments
Rewrite Git history via drag-and-drop (retcon.app)
Drag, drop, done.
Git, Version Control, Software, Tools
86 points by surprisetalk 83 days ago | 104 comments
TrunkVer (trunkver.org)
TrunkVer is a SemVer-compatible versioning scheme for continuously-delivered, trunk-based applications and systems that don't follow a release scheme.
Software, Version Control, Continuous Delivery, Trunk-Based Development
135 points by todsacerdoti 83 days ago | 113 comments
Git-crypt – transparent file encryption in Git (agwa.name)
git-crypt enables transparent encryption and decryption of files in a git repository. Files which you choose to protect are encrypted when committed, and decrypted when checked out. git-crypt lets you freely share a repository containing a mix of public and private content. git-crypt gracefully degrades, so developers without the secret key can still clone and commit to a repository with encrypted files.
Security, Git, Version Control, Encryption
119 points by yamrzou 85 days ago | 52 comments
Stacked Git (stacked-git.github.io)
Stacked Git, StGit for short, is an application for managing Git commits as a stack of patches.
Git, Version Control, Software
13 points by st_goliath 88 days ago | 0 comments
Thing Deleted 3 Months of Work (github.com/microsoft)
I had just downloaded vscode as an alternative and I was just playing with the source control option, seeing how it wanted to stage FIVE THOUSAND FILES I clicked discard... AND IT DELETED ALL MY FILES, ALL OF THEM, PERMANENTLY!
Software, Mistakes, Version Control, Development Tools
6 points by jatwork 90 days ago | 4 comments