GitLab discovers widespread npm supply chain attack
Yet another week; yet another supply chain attack...
Conventional Commits
I've seen this style of commit on and off for a while now. I'm not a huge fan, but I get the idea. What I hadn't realised is that there was a "standard" behind this and even some documentation for it.
Gitlantis - Visual Studio Marketplace
I'm not really a VSCode user but... this is so stupid. I love it.
Git Notes: git's coolest, most unloved feature - Tyler Cipriani
You can add notes to commits in git. It's almost never spoken about.
A successful Git branching model
Pretty good guide to an approach to a git branching strategy.
GitPodcast - Repository to Podcast in Seconds
A project that uses "AI" to turn a GitHub repo into a "podcast". It's weird and disturbing and kinda funny and yet, wweirdly, sort of impressive.
In a "thanks I hate it" kind of way.
Git Gutter in Emacs
Simple guide to setting up and configuring git-gutter in Emacs.
Git Query language
"GQL is a query language with a syntax very similar to SQL with a tiny engine to perform queries on .git files instance of database files, the engine executes the query on the fly without the need to create database files or convert .git files into any other format, note that all Keywords in GQL are case-insensitive similar to SQL."
My favourite Git commit
I've long disliked the approach some people take of writing one-word git commit messages. While this example might be a wee bit over the top, I'd much rather see this level of care over the craft.
GitHub Contributions Chart Generator
Generate a full history of your GitHub contributions.
Git from the Bottom Up
A tutorial/reference that covers a lot of detail about git.
git best practices
Article relating to best practices as a git user. Some gems in here.
Deleting Git Branches with Magit
As this article says, I've always tended to drop down to the CLI to delete a branch, and ensure it's cleaned from the remote, etc. Somehow I'd never picked up on the fact that Magit just handles this. And of course, it does, Magit does so much!
Better Git diff output for Ruby, Python, Elixir, Go and more | tekin.co.uk
Very simple config change to git that makes diffs so much more useful for so many more languages -- especially Python in my case.
Visual git History
Neat site that provides an animated view of the history of a file in git (well, mostly on GitHub and similar forges). Could be handy if ever needing to demonstrate how some code evolved.
Changing the default branch for new Git repositories — Leigh Brenecki
It's time to drop the "master" branch and use something better.
15 Git tips to improve your workflow
Small number of handy git hints from GitLab.
coded4: Time-based statistics for Git/Hg repos
Handy little tool that can be used to get a flavour of how long you've spent working on a particular project. While it's not going to be 100% accurate, it will give a vague sense of duration.
ghub-use-workaround-for-emacs-bug will break in emacs 25 for gitlab · Issue #89 · magit/ghub
Issue relating to a TLS problem with Emacs and forge, at the moment. Contains details of a useful workaround.
Git ransom campaign incident report—Atlassian Bitbucket, GitHub, GitLab
Incident report on the "git ransom" attack from earlier on this month.
Syncing a fork - GitHub Help
Handy document for reminding myself on how to keep a fork in sync.
Write yourself a git
Learn how git works, by writing a git.