Tag Archives: Git

.gitignore

Posted on 2010-07-09 by J. Pablo Fernández

I’m launching a new site: gitignore.com For now it’s just a blog, but the final goal is different: Every time I start a new project I hesitate to make the first commit: what should I commit and what shouldn’t I? … Continue reading →

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Distributed revision control was a breakthru

Posted on 2010-01-06 by J. Pablo Fernández

I strongly believe in revision control. Back in the days when there wasn’t any other choice that CVS I spent countless hours setting up CVS servers and re-freshing my mind on its obscure commands and arguments, which were almost all of … Continue reading →

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Revisioning /etc with Git

Posted on 2009-12-30 by J. Pablo Fernández

First and foremost I’m a coder, a coder who strongly believes in revision control. Second I am also a sysadmin; but only by accident. I have some servers and someone has to take care of them. I’m not a good … Continue reading →

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The single most important feature of Git

Posted on 2008-04-04 by J. Pablo Fernández

My favorite versioning system was Darcs for a long time, but it didn’t really took off and a new competitor is taking off amazingly fast: Git. I believe the single most important feature of Git is to be able to … Continue reading →

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