7 Tips to Pimp Your Git History
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Seven concrete rules: keep the initial commit tiny so the 2004 Maven/JUnit decision that excluded nested tests remains discoverable via git blame; write a 50-char summary, blank line, then body with why the change, issue links and copied sources; stage logical changes only (use git add -p), split large work (700 added/600 deleted) into refactor and feature commits, use git commit --amend for last-commit fixes and interactive rebase to reorder/split/edit history, and avoid squashing merges that erase intent.
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chapters (25)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:27About me
- 3:04Get Blame
- 4:16Who is your reader
- 5:45Examples
- 9:23Review
- 10:19Commit Messages
- 10:49Short Summary
- 11:53Multiple Lines
- 14:13Side Effects
- 14:44Not New Changes
- 15:22Issues
- 17:15Why
- 18:39Commit Issues
- 19:23Add Files
- 20:29Split Commits
- 22:09Restructure
- 22:50Commits
- 24:03Merge Commits
- 25:16Rebasing
- 25:44Interactive Rebasing
- 26:16New Knowledge
- 27:18Polish
- 27:50Squashing merge
- 28:23Conclusion
