Git Programming Tutorials, Guides & Best Practices

• Commit Often: Use small, logical commits with clear messages.
• Branch Naming: Use a consistent and descriptive naming convention (e.g., feature/login-form).
• Pull Requests: Always use pull requests to merge code and enable peer review.
• Keep History Clean: Rebase before merging to maintain a linear history.

Mastering these advanced Git workflows will make you a more efficient and effective developer. Whether you’re managing large projects, collaborating with teams, or troubleshooting complex issues, these techniques will empower you to handle any Git-related challenge with confidence.

These commands will remove the last commit, and since you haven’t pushed it yet, there won’t be any issues with the remote repository.

• env: Outputs environment variables for debugging.
• continue-on-error: true: Allows the workflow to continue even if a step fails, which can be useful for collecting logs before a workflow is fixed.

• Keep Workflows DRY: Avoid duplicating code across workflows by using reusable workflows and actions.
• Use Secrets for Sensitive Data: Store passwords, keys, and other sensitive information in GitHub Secrets.
• Test Locally with act: The act tool allows you to run GitHub Actions locally for faster development.
• Keep Workflow Files Organized: Use clear and descriptive names for your workflow files and jobs.

# Switch to the feature branch
git checkout feature-branch

# Rebase the feature branch onto main
git rebase main

This command replays the commits from feature-branch on top of main, creating a clean, linear history.