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Keep local modifications in Git-tracked files

I often find that I want to make local changes in configuration files that have been checked-in to Git. For instance, I find that the database.yml has been checked in to a Rails project, and I need to override the … Continue reading

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Writing Open Source software that people will actually use

I gave this presentation at the 2010 Central PA Open Source Conference (CPOSC). Someone suggested I write about Open Source software being used for dispersed team collaboration based on my interviews for Wide Teams, and my knee-jerk reaction was “nobody … Continue reading

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You keep using that word “distributed”…

People keep telling me that GitHub is the “killer app” of git. Perhaps they meant “productivity killer”? !http://avdi.org/devblog/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/github-is-down.png! I submit to you that if your distributed version control workflow has a single point of failure that can bring your work … Continue reading

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