so a few thoughts.

1. it seems like if this blog is gonna get used then i should prob start writing every night about what i learned that day. so this is the first of those posts.

they are not going to be super polished to begin with. quick notes that i will push.

i might brush it up later with GPT.

i never really used git much before until i had to. i think most undergrads usually only write commits when they have to submit code for assignments. or when they need to share with a colleague. this was pretty much the case for me. i would push code if i needed to share between remote machines etc.

older folks always said to make smaller commits, name them, pr them, etc but it doesnt make sense until you are working on large projects.

now i look over probable 150,000 LOC. I will do a full count up later

lately my team has been growing so i am required to use git more seriously.

im getting better at PR… (which is super useful when collaborating with codex)

S. tier competency

use all the time

add, commit, push, pull, status

A. tier competency

use often, sometimes they confuse me but usally I am fine

log, diff

B. tier competency

use sometimes, need to look up docs occasionally (eps. when using fancy args)

fetch, merge, rebase

switch , restore , checkout stash,reset,

prefixes…

• HEAD^^^ HEAD, origin, remote, upstream

C. tier competency

use rarely/never, need to look up docs all the time

cherry-pick, tag, bisect, blame, gc, fsck, revert

GH API

S. tier competency

use all the time

pr list, pr create, issue create,

A. tier competency

use often, dont know the args off the top of my head

pr review, issue list repo clone, repo create, repo fork

B. tier competency

use sometimes, need to look up docs occasionally (eps. when using fancy args)

actions, projects, workflows

C. tier competency

use rarely/never, need to look up docs all the time

codespaces, dependabot, discussions, milestones

this is not meant to replace docs so dont expect me to write them here. I will link pointers if they are relevant/useful to others

mostly sharing my experience and opinions

goodbye until next time