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I made a show shuffler that shuffles shows in order
a year ago
- Tristan Williams made multiple commits to improve instructions and conform to PEP 8 conventions.
- Several commits emphasize the importance of testing before committing.
- Refactoring and style consistency updates were part of the recent changes.
- A fix was made to ensure UTF-8 encoding for _PLAYLIST_INDEX.txt.
- The repository can be cloned via git://git.tgwil.net/util/sortashuffle or [email protected]:util/sortashuffle.
Fix U.S. National Security
a year ago
- Suggestion cannot be applied as a single commit due to no code changes.
- Pull request must be open to apply suggestions.
- Only one suggestion per line can be batched.
- Changes cannot be applied to deleted lines or outdated suggestions.
- Signal's COMSEC advisory banner reminds users not to discuss classified info.
- Pull request includes contributor checklist and footnotes.
- Update is an April Fool's Day joke, not intended to offend or breach security.
Show HN: Refactored – personal time tracker with Git
a year ago
- Git hooks to automatically track time spent in feature development.
- Automatically adds time tracking commit messages when merging a feature branch.
- Time data can be used to infer entropy in process/code.
- Example commit message includes time spent on the feature branch.
- Hooks can be installed manually or via a Makefile.
- Makefile automates downloading and setting up hooks from a GitHub repository.
- Refactored to include time data in merge commit messages for cleaner implementation.
Git's initial commit
a year ago
- Git is described as a 'stupid content tracker' that efficiently manages directory contents.
- The name 'git' can have various interpretations, from a simple three-letter combination to a 'global information tracker' or a 'goddamn idiotic truckload of sh*t' when it fails.
- Git operates with two main abstractions: the 'object database' and the 'current directory cache'.
- The object database is a content-addressable collection of objects, each identified by a SHA1 hash of its content.
- Objects in the database are compressed with zlib and include a type tag and size information.
- There are several types of objects: 'blob' (binary data), 'tree' (directory structure), and 'changeset' (history of changes).
- Changesets introduce the concept of history, linking to parent changesets and including comments, but do not inherently include trust or validity.
- Trust in Git comes from external digital signatures, as Git itself only ensures content integrity.
- The 'current directory cache' (.dircache/index) is a binary file that efficiently represents the state of a directory at a given time.
- The directory cache can regenerate the full state it caches and efficiently find inconsistencies between the cached state and the current state.
20 years of Git
a year ago
- Linus Torvalds made the first commit to Git 20 years ago, transforming it from a personal project to the dominant version control system.
- Git was created to improve the 'patches and tarballs' workflow used by the Linux kernel community, addressing the limitations of existing version control systems.
- The first commit included low-level tools for tracking directory contents efficiently, laying the foundation for Git's content-addressable storage.
- Scott Chacon's early use of Git for content distribution at Reactrix led him to contribute significantly to Git's documentation and community resources.
- Git evolved from a backend toolset to a full-fledged version control system as more user-friendly commands were integrated into its core.
- Key Git commands like 'git log' and 'git rebase' started as simple scripts and were later rewritten in C for better performance and portability.
- The term 'octopus merge' in Git inspired GitHub's Octocat mascot, which originated from a search for Git-related imagery.
- Git continues to be used innovatively, as seen in GitButler, which leverages Git's database capabilities for project history tracking.
Show HN: Git Game Show – Multiplayer Game in Your Repo
a year ago
- Git Game Show transforms Git commit history into a multiplayer trivia game.
- Host sessions and invite remote players for team-building fun.
- Features multiple mini-games based on commit history, like completing commit messages or ordering commits chronologically.
- Includes question types like identifying authors, branches, or files related to commits.
- Easy installation via Ruby gem with global command access.
- Supports distributed teams with built-in networking capabilities.
Git-withme – Peer-to-peer, encrypted, ephemeral Git collaboration (Git daemon w
a year ago
- Git WithMe allows collaboration on Git repositories without a public server or existing hosting services.
- It uses one-time secure codes and Dilated Magic Wormhole channels for direct peer connections.
- Hosting a repository involves running `git withme` to generate an invite code for peers.
- Peers use `git withme accept <code>` to connect and collaborate directly.
- The connection is end-to-end encrypted and remains active as long as both shells are running.
- Malicious actors have only one guess to break the code, ensuring security.
- The tool is a Git extension written in Python, requiring installation via pip or a virtualenv.
Git turns 20: A Q&A with Linus Torvalds
a year ago
- Git was created by Linus Torvalds in 2005 as a replacement for BitKeeper after licensing disagreements.
- Torvalds developed Git in just 10 days, focusing on performance and a decentralized design.
- Git's initial version was raw but superior to existing tools like CVS, despite early usability complaints.
- The tool's distributed nature and SHA-1 hashes for corruption detection were key design decisions.
- Git gained widespread adoption, especially among new developers who had no prior SCM experience.
- Torvalds handed off Git's maintenance to Junio Hamano after just a few months, who has led it since.
- Git's success lies in its simplicity, scalability, and the ease of collaboration it enables.
- Torvalds remains a casual Git user, relying on basic commands like commit, merge, and log.
- Despite its dominance, Git faces challenges from unconventional uses, like large monorepos.
- Torvalds has no regrets about Git's design and appreciates its impact, though he never intended it to be his legacy.
Linus Torvalds built Git in 10 days – and never imagined it would last 20 years
a year ago
- Linus Torvalds created Git in just 10 days in 2005 as an open-source alternative to BitKeeper.
- Before Git, Torvalds used manual methods and earlier version control systems like RCS, CVS, and SVN, which were inefficient.
- BitKeeper, a proprietary SCM, was initially used for Linux development but faced issues due to licensing conflicts.
- Andrew Tridgell's reverse-engineering of BitKeeper led to its free version being withdrawn, prompting Torvalds to develop Git.
- Git's decentralized design revolutionized version control, enabling efficient collaboration and synchronization among developers.
- Despite initial doubts, Git now dominates the SCM market with over 87% share and is integral to open-source development.
- Torvalds takes pride in Git as it proved his ability to innovate beyond reimplementing existing systems like Unix.
- Git is praised for its framework of trust, recording developer intent through branches and commits.
- Git continues to shape software development, impacting even non-coders through projects managed with it.
How to write a Git commit message (2014)
a year ago
- Good commit messages are crucial for effective collaboration and future reference.
- Poor commit messages lead to confusion and inefficiency in understanding changes.
- Well-structured commit messages enhance tools like git log, blame, and rebase.
- The seven rules for great Git commit messages include:
- 1. Separate subject from body with a blank line.
- 2. Limit the subject line to 50 characters.
- 3. Capitalize the subject line.
- 4. Do not end the subject line with a period.
- 5. Use the imperative mood in the subject line.
- 6. Wrap the body at 72 characters.
- 7. Use the body to explain what and why vs. how.
- Commit messages should focus on why changes were made, not just how.
- Using the command line for Git operations is more powerful than relying on IDEs.
- Reading resources like 'Pro Git' can significantly improve Git proficiency.
Tired of Oh-my-ZSH bloat, built my own minimal dotfiles with just what I need
a year ago
- Lightweight, dependency-free setup for Mac OS.
- Minimal Prompt with GIT info: Shows current branch, staged (+) and unstaged (*) changes.
- Enhanced Completion: Tab completion with menu selection.
- Arrow Key History Search: Type a command prefix and use ↑/↓ to search history.
- Directory Navigation: Convenient aliases for listing directories (l, la) & shortcuts for faster traversal.
- Aliases for common commands (ci, co, st).
- Better Logging: git lol and git graph.
- Branch Management: git publish, git unpublish, git cleanup.
- Quality of Life Improvements: Automatic stashing during rebases, default branch set to main, global gitignore.
- Warning: Review & update config files before use. Clone repository and run bootstrap.sh for setup.
- Update by running bootstrap.sh in .dotfiles directory.
- Custom settings can be added in ~/.gitconfig.local and ~/.zshrc.local.
Commit signing in 2023 is kinda wack
a year ago
- The author discusses their skepticism towards traditional git commit signing methods due to complexity and impracticalities.
- They highlight issues with long-lived cryptographic identities, such as key compromise and loss, and the difficulty of maintaining them.
- The post explores current commit signing options like GPG, SSH, and S/MIME, noting their limitations in revocation and verification.
- Future solutions like Gitsign (part of Sigstore) and OpenPubkey are introduced, focusing on short-lived identities and transparency logs.
- Gitsign uses OpenID Connect for identity verification and embeds signing details in a transparency log, offering a different approach to commit signing.
- OpenPubkey is mentioned as a draft specification that reuses OpenID Connect identities for cryptographic purposes, though it has its own set of challenges.
- The author concludes by stating they don't currently sign commits but are open to adopting Gitsign once it gains wider adoption.
- They emphasize the importance of existing security measures like SSH key restrictions and branch protection rules.
Show HN: Empty Enter Expander – Type less in the terminal with this tool
a year ago
- Empty Enter Expander is a tool for zsh that inserts commands with minimal keystrokes.
- Commands are stored in a module directory with lowercase-named files and folders acting as shortcuts.
- Activated by pressing Enter on an empty command, followed by specific key sequences for different commands.
- Example commands include navigating to a project folder, viewing git status, and viewing git log.
- Commands are stored in a structured module directory, e.g., ~/Tools/expander-example-module.
- Example script for git log command is provided, stored in a specific path with lowercase naming for shortcuts.
- Configuration involves setting up HIST_IGNORE_SPACE, module path, and binding keys in ~/.zprofile.
- After configuration, opening a new shell allows activation of the expander to list and insert stored commands.
Radicle 1.1: a sovereign, P2P code forge built on Git
a year ago
- Radicle 1.1 released with 47 commits by 8 contributors.
- Database migration to COB database version 2 included.
- New CLI commands and flags added for better functionality.
- Improvements in Git Remote Helper and Collaborative Objects (COBs).
- Node and Protocol updates for better performance and security.
- Full changelog provided with detailed commit history.
- Checksums for different platform downloads included.
"Git rerere", a bit of a hidden feature
a year ago
- Git's rerere (reuse recorded resolution) feature allows automatic resolution of previously resolved merge conflicts.
- Enabling rerere globally can be done with `git config --global rerere.enabled true`.
- Rerere is useful for long-lived branches, frequent rebasing, and testing merges without cluttering history.
- Commands like `git rerere status` and `git rerere diff` help track and view conflict resolutions.
- Rerere can automatically resolve conflicts during rebase or merge if the same conflict was resolved before.
Linus Torvalds Reflects on 20 Years of Git
a year ago
- Linus Torvalds created Git on April 7, 2005, as a solution to his own problems, not expecting it to dominate the source-control management space.
- Git's popularity surged when web developers adopted it, leading to a network effect where new projects defaulted to Git for compatibility.
- Torvalds designed Git with key goals: performance, no data corruption, and support for distributed workflows, making it simple and effective.
- He regrets the churn caused by transitioning from SHA-1 to SHA-256, viewing it as largely unnecessary.
- Torvalds credits Git's long-term success to maintainer Junio Hamano, who made Git more accessible to users.
- Despite Git's impact, Torvalds remains a casual user, primarily relying on five basic Git commands.
- He hopes for better unification of bug-tracking features across hosting sites in the future.
- Torvalds has no plans for another major project, preferring others to solve problems before he feels the need to create something new.
Converting a Git repo from tabs to spaces (2016)
a year ago
- The author converted Yelp's Python codebase from tabs to four spaces in 2013.
- Key steps included fixing inconsistent indentation, distributing a Git filter, and performing the conversion during a low-activity period.
- Git filters were used to ensure no new tabs were introduced, with both clean and smudge filters converting tabs to spaces.
- Merging and rebasing strategies were adjusted to handle the whitespace conversion, with some complications for old branches and stashes.
- The conversion caused minor issues like phantom-modified files and slow Git status checks, but these were manageable.
- The author recommends final cleanup steps like adding a pre-commit hook to reject tabs outright.
Git Commands That Cover 90% of a Developer's Daily Workflow
a year ago
- git init - Creates a new Git repository in the current folder.
- git clone - Creates a local copy of a remote repository.
- git status - Shows the current state of your working directory and staging area.
- git add - Adds files to the staging area for committing.
- git commit - Saves a snapshot of staged changes with a message.
- git diff - Shows differences between working directory and staging area or commits.
- git log - Displays the commit history.
- git reset - Resets staging area or moves HEAD to a different commit.
- git checkout - Switches branches or restores files.
- git branch - Lists, creates, or deletes branches.
- git merge - Combines changes from one branch into another.
- git pull - Downloads changes from a remote repository and merges them locally.
- git push - Uploads local commits to a remote repository.
- git stash - Temporarily saves changes not ready for commit.
- git remote - Manages remote repositories.
Useful Git
a year ago
- Introduction to advanced Git commands and practices.
- Modern branch switching with `git switch`.
- Merging branches using `git merge` and resolving conflicts.
- Rebasing branches for a linear history with `git rebase`.
- Resolving merge conflicts with `--ours` and `--theirs`.
- Temporarily saving changes with `git stash`.
- Undoing changes with `git reset` (soft and hard options).
- Reverting commits without rewriting history using `git revert`.
- Applying specific commits from one branch to another with `git cherry-pick`.
- Finding bug-introducing commits using `git bisect`.
- Squashing commits for cleaner history in pull requests.
- Managing multiple branches simultaneously with `git worktree`.
- Tagging important commits like releases with `git tag`.
- Amending the last commit with `git commit --amend`.
Browse-at-remote: browse remote code forges with Emacs
a year ago
- Package 'browse-at-remote' enables opening GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket links from Emacs.
- Supports various Emacs buffers: file, dired, magit-mode, vc-annotate.
- Install via Cask, Guix, or manual setup in .emacs.
- Keybinding: C-c g g for quick access.
- Supports multiple remote types (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, etc.).
- Customizable remote-type mappings via git config or Emacs settings.
- Option to disable line numbers in URLs.
- Supports SSH config resolution for custom domains.
- Allows adding custom remote types via PRs.
- Features contributions from multiple developers.
- Includes functions like bar-browse and bar-to-clipboard.

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#git

I made a show shuffler that shuffles shows in order

Fix U.S. National Security

Show HN: Refactored – personal time tracker with Git

Git's initial commit

20 years of Git

Show HN: Git Game Show – Multiplayer Game in Your Repo

Git-withme – Peer-to-peer, encrypted, ephemeral Git collaboration (Git daemon w

Git turns 20: A Q&A with Linus Torvalds

Linus Torvalds built Git in 10 days – and never imagined it would last 20 years

How to write a Git commit message (2014)

Tired of Oh-my-ZSH bloat, built my own minimal dotfiles with just what I need

Commit signing in 2023 is kinda wack

Show HN: Empty Enter Expander – Type less in the terminal with this tool

Radicle 1.1: a sovereign, P2P code forge built on Git

"Git rerere", a bit of a hidden feature

Linus Torvalds Reflects on 20 Years of Git

Converting a Git repo from tabs to spaces (2016)

Git Commands That Cover 90% of a Developer's Daily Workflow

Useful Git

Browse-at-remote: browse remote code forges with Emacs