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Git Mastery

From basic commits to rewriting history and managing submodules. Understand the distributed philosophy.

14 Articles

~140 min read

Sep 3, 2025

The Scars of War: Why Linus Torvalds Created Git

In April 2005, a crisis forced Linus Torvalds to create, in 10 days, the version control system that revolutionized software development.

Distributed Philosophy: How Git Revolutionized Development

Git wasn't just a technical improvement. By making every clone a complete, independent repository, it destroyed the centralized model of version control.

Git from zero to deploy: the no-BS guide for modern devs

Learn Git the right way, from your first commit to your first deploy, without being a hostage to GUI tools.

Branches, workflows, and Git for grown-ups

Learn how to organize your Git workflow: branches, strategies, pull requests, merge, rebase, and more.

Git Time Travel: reset, reflog, bisect and saving doomed branches

Learn how to time travel with Git: reflog, reset, revert, bisect and disaster-recovery techniques without taking the team down.

Git in the real world: stash, cherry-pick, blame and surviving big teams

Git applied to real-life team work: stash, cherry-pick, blame, hotfixes and collaboration flows without losing your mind.

Git hardcore: hooks, submodules, monorepos and surviving huge codebases

Advanced Git techniques for large codebases: hooks, submodules, monorepos, performance and disaster plans.

Cherry-Pick: The Art of Commit Surgery

Master git cherry-pick, from basic usage `abc123` to serial application, complex conflict resolution, and automation for hotfixes and backports.

Mastering Workflow: Branches, Merges, and the Art of Collaboration

Branching, merging, GitFlow and Trunk-Based Development - how to architect Git collaboration strategies that scale from 2 to 2000 developers.

Git Rebase: Master Git History Rewriting with Confidence

Learn to use git rebase like a professional: reorder, combine, and modify commits. Complete guide with examples, best practices, and interactive tool.

Undoing the Impossible: Reset, Revert, and Advanced Recovery

A deep analysis of how `reset`, `revert`, and `reflog` work, transforming catastrophic Git errors into simple inconveniences.

Worktrees: Multiple Workspaces, One Repository

How Git worktrees let you keep several branches checked out at once, sharing one repository - no more constant stashing or maintaining parallel clones.

Git Submodules: The Definitive Guide

A complete technical guide on Git Submodules, covering the essential workflow, commands, use cases, and troubleshooting common problems.

Mastering Git Submodules: A Definitive Guide to Complex Repository Architecture

A complete guide to the anatomy, workflow and strategy of Git submodules, turning one of Git's most misunderstood features into a dependable tool.

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