Tutorials
Handling commits and branches is at the core of a developer’s efforts when they use Git as a version control system. Whether you’re working locally and preserving changes for later inclusion in another branch via a merge or managing a remote repository with many different contributors, the need
Basic Knowledge
Software development depends on a heap of intricately entwined factors to function. From perfect tooling to the right labor-distribution strategies, an optimal developer experience is borne of a great many details being carefully planned and consistently executed, right from the offset. Getting the developer experience just right can help boost
Best Practices
Contributing code to projects hosted on GitHub can be a great way to leverage distributed development processes and a remote working paradigm to the fullest. But what happens when your code contributions need to pass a sniff test before they make it into the main codebase? That's precisely
They Use Mergify
Every day, major projects use Mergify to automate their GitHub workflow. Whether they have a core team of 3 or 50 people, the one thing they all have in common is that the project leads are willing to let their developers focus on what’s really important—code. So we
Best Practices
APIs are everywhere. They became ubiquitous over the last years and every startup building a product is now ordered to offer them. They became a major selling point for any SaaS business. Engineering and product teams focus on the design of their API, from top to bottom, making sure they
Basic Knowledge
Merging makes Git great, but it helps to know how and what you should do to get the most out of your merges. On GitHub, there are multiple merging options to choose from, and not all of them are perfect for your project's needs. Keep reading to learn
Tutorials
Git is a great way to track and control the development of any type of software project, but issues like accidentally deleted files can quickly make for major headaches in your workflow. Thankfully, Git offers some simple solutions that you can use whenever you need to. We'll describe
They Use Mergify
Every day, major projects use Mergify to automate their GitHub workflow. Whether they have a core team of 3 or 50 people, the one thing they all have in common is that the project leads are willing to let their developers focus on what’s really important—code. So we
Basic Knowledge
GitHub is a great resource for developers of all kinds to control and document their development efforts. New projects sprout up on the platform at an alarming rate and for good reason: GitHub simplifies many complex aspects of distributed development and code safeguarding. However, despite the platform's incredible
Basic Knowledge
CI has taken the development world by storm since its inception, giving distributed teams a safer and much more cohesive means of organizing contributions to a shared codebase. However, as new tools are made available to support CI, teams and leaders must sift through them to find options that match
Basic Knowledge
Git and GitHub can be tricky tools to master, but the better you get at using them, the more secure and consistent your coding work can become. Developers around the world leverage a number of Git and GitHub workflows to streamline their progress. Some of these incorporate squash merges to
Tutorials
GitHub Actions is powerful and allows you to run various workflows on your pull requests. There is an entire marketplace of actions that you can use, reuse, and abuse. GitHub Actions became a defacto standard for many developer teams that want to run jobs when creating a pull request. This