All Things Git

Learning a New Codebase with Patricia Aas

Tue, 20 Nov 2018 22:58:11 +0000

Edward talks to Patricia Aas, a veteran C++ developer, about how read a brand new codebase, understand it, and how to get started contributing to it.

Patricia Aas is a programmer who has worked mostly in C++ and Java. She has spent her career continuously delivering from the same code-base to a large user base, from working on two browsers (Opera and Vivaldi), to working on embedded telepresence endpoints for Cisco. She is focused on the maintainability and flexibility of software architecture, and how to extend it to provide cutting edge user experiences. Her focus on the end users has led her work more and more toward privacy and security, and she has recently started her own company, TurtleSec, hoping to contribute positively to the infosec and C++ communities. She is also involved in the #include<C++> organization hoping to improve diversity and inclusion in the C++ community.

Show Notes

Patricia Aas
- Twitter: @pati_gallardo
- LinkedIn
TurtleSec
#include<C++>
- Deconstructing Privilege
- Survival Tips For Women In Tech
NDC London

Posh Git with Keith Dahlby

Tue, 04 Sep 2018 22:58:11 +0000

Edward talks to Keith Dahlby, the creator and maintainer of posh-git, about tech conferences, what it's like to be a Microsoft MVP, and PowerShell versus unix shells.

Keith Dahlby is a father, a web developer, a git enthusiast, a language geek, and a nine-time C# MVP from Cedar Rapids, IA. By day, he accelerates world-changing ideas from Iowa with NewBoCo, and he teaches at DeltaV code school. By night, he is a promiscuous open-source contributor. He previously architected the e-commerce platform at J&P Cycles. His open source efforts include posh-git, a git environment for PowerShell, Griddle, a grid component for React, and up-for-grabs.net, a site featuring open source projects looking to mentor new contributors. He was also a core contributor to LibGit2Sharp.

Show Notes

Keith Dahlby
posh-git
That Conference
- Cori Drew and Katelyn Drew
Removing use of English expletives in libgit2

Software Freedom Conservancy with Bradley Kuhn and Karen Sandler

Tue, 21 Aug 2018 15:58:11 +0000

Edward talks to Bradley Kuhn and Karen Sandler, the co-founders of the Software Freedom Conservancy, a non-profit that supports free and open source software projects, including git.

Bradley Kuhn is a distinguished technologist at the Software Freedom Conservancy and he's worked on free software non-profits for many years, including co-founding the Conservancy with Karen. Karen Sandler is the Executive Director of the Software Freedom Conservancy, and she's most well-known for trying to find the source code for her pacemaker defibrillator.

Show Notes

Bradley Kuhn
Karen Sandler, and on Twitter: @o0karen0o
Software Freedom Conservancy, a not-for-profit charity that helps promote, improve, develop, and defend Free, Libre, and Open Source Software (FLOSS) projects, including git.
Outreachy, a project by the Software Freedom Conservancy that provides three-month internships for people from groups traditionally underrepresented in tech.
Git / Software Freedom Conservancy Status Report (2018)
Git's Trademark Status and Policy
libgit2 is joining the Software Freedom Conservancy

It's easy to become a supporter of the Software Freedom Conservancy and help support that they do with git and other free and open source software projects.

We're supporters - are you?

Working Copy with Anders Borum

Tue, 07 Aug 2018 13:58:11 +0000

Edward is joined by Anders Borum, the developer behind Working Copy, a Git client for iOS.

Anders Borum is a independent app developer from Copenhagen. He has been making iPhone and iPad apps since 2009 struggling to make a living through his own apps instead of consulting work. Since 2014 he has been working on a Git client for iOS.

Show Notes

Branching and Merging (Part 2)

Tue, 03 Jul 2018 23:58:11 +0000

Edward and Martin keep talking about branching and merging, including how some of the other code integration commands work - including rebase, cherry-pick, and revert. Part two of two.

This is the conclusion to Part 1.

Show Notes

Git Branching: What a Branch Is from the Pro Git book
Inside Git, an explanation from TechDays NL 2017

Branching and Merging (Part 1)

Tue, 12 Jun 2018 19:08:11 +0000

Edward and Martin get caught up after the security release earlier this month and talk branching and merging, including how Git actually stores branches and does merging.

They got so excited about talking about branching that this is actually part one of two.

Microsoft and GitHub

Martin and Edward didn't discuss the announcement, since Edward can't talk intelligently about the subject yet. Every time the topic comes up, he just looks like this:

Since Edward can't be settled down to have a discussion, here's some news on the announcement:

Show Notes

Git Branching: What a Branch Is from the Pro Git book
Inside Git, an explanation from TechDays NL 2017

Git Security with Etienne Stalmans

Sat, 02 Jun 2018 21:08:11 +0000

Edward and Martin discuss the recent security vulnerability in Git - CVE 2018-11235. They talk to Etienne Stalmans, the security researcher who discovered it, and discuss what happens in the Git security community after a vulnerability is reported.

Etienne is a Platform Security Engineer & Researcher in the Public Cloud Security Group at Salesforce. He has a keen interest in protocol reversing and finding ways to abuse functionality in everyday products.

Show Notes

The History of VC with Eric Sink

Tue, 15 May 2018 19:12:11 +0000

Edward and Martin talk with their old boss Eric Sink about the history of version control as he's seen it - and helped create it. Eric founded SourceGear, a company that created several version control products, and literally wrote the book on version control, Version Control by Example.

In his own words:

Eric's work in version control tools includes SourceGear Vault, which was quite popular in the early days of .NET, and Veracity, which was one of the open source DVCS tools that got crushed by Git. SourceGear today has pivoted to become a 12-step recovery program for people addicted to writing version control tools.

Show Notes

Eric Sink
SourceGear, the company behind SourceOffSite, Vault and SourceGear DiffMerge.
Vault, the Movie, the trailer that announced SourceGear Vault.
"Microsoft is becoming cool again", wherein Eric explains how it's his doing that Microsoft open-sourced .NET.

Git and GitHub for Students with Joe Nash

Tue, 17 Apr 2018 20:42:11 +0000

Edward and Martin talk with Joe Nash about using Git in education, self-diagnosed OCD around capitalization, and using pull requests in non-development workflows.

Joe is the student program manager at GitHub, where his work aims to help student leaders build inclusive learning communities. When not capitalising the H in GitHub, Joe can usually be found talking about the educational benefits of hackathons, or rolling d20s.

Show Notes

Joe Nash
Joe helps explain Git and GitHub
Edward obeys his competitor's brand guidance
Uncanny Valley
Chrome extensions for GitHub
- Octotree
- Refined GitHub
PiNet, a system for Raspberry Pi classrooms
David Newbury on Git concepts:

Git reminds me of some academic concepts. You can teach it, but It only really makes sense if you know the history of what came before and have worked at a level of complexity where you NEED it. Once you get there it changes your worldview but explaining why that’s so is SO hard.
David Newbury (@workergnome)

Don't Ignore the Fundamentals

Tue, 03 Apr 2018 16:04:24 +0000

Edward and Martin talk about the fundamentals that you need in your Git repository like a proper .gitignore to keep your repository clean, conditional configuration, and setting line endings with your .gitattributes file.

Show Notes

Getting Started with .gitignore
.gitignore collection, a crowd-sourced collection of 1 .gitignore files for different types of projects.
Git for Windows: Line Endings
Git Conditional Includes to perform conditional configuration.