what is head in git?

2020-01-21

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~1 min read

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From this StackOverflow answer: I always thought HEAD~5 means GO to 5 commits before. But it doesn’t carry the GO part of the command. It…

remembering martin luther king, jr.

2020-01-20

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~2 min read

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219 words

Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. in the United States. It’s a nationally recognized holiday to remember a man who did as much as anyone to…

git tips: undo & clean

2020-01-19

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~1 min read

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121 words

Commonly used Git commands that are worth remembering (or having a quick reference like this one for): Undo your last commit: 1 (Stack…

vscode: go to & column numbers

2020-01-18

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~2 min read

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282 words

When programming, many tools will specify the line and column numbers. Normally, because of Intellisense in editors, the line number is…

marty cagan on rewrites, headroom, and 20%-time

2020-01-17

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~5 min read

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927 words

In 2007, Marty Cagan wrote a blog called “Engineering Wants to Rewrite!”. It’s a good example of how product and engineering can work…

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