Advanced Git Tips and Tricks
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$ master > git checkout
$ git -version
git version 1.8.0
Git to me is harder than programming.
- Someone on Twitter
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Study the past if you would define the future.
— Confucius
Atomic
Self-contained
Semantically related changes should not be split across commits.
Coherent
All changes in a commit should be semantically related.
Consistent
No compilation errors
A commit should not introduce compilation errors.
No broken tests
A commit should not break any existing tests nor add failing ones.
Incremental
Ordered
Commits should be ordered deliberately.
Explanatory
The order should be a trail of the programmer's thought process.
Documented
Short summary
A commit message should include a short one-sentence summary.
Detailed description
A longer description can be added if more details are necessary.
Useful Commit Messages
Atomic | Consistent | Incremental | Documented
People can (and probably should) rebase their own work. That's a cleanup.
But never other people’s code. That's a "destroy history".
— Linus Torvalds
Long-running
Broadly-scoped
Exists for a long period of time, sometimes for the entire project.
Shared
Multiple people or even the entire team collaborate on it.
Topic
Focused
Exists to accomplish one specific task, after which it gets disposed.
Individual or Shared
Used exclusively by its creator or shared among multiple people.
Questions
