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  • Decoding Git Guidebook for Developers: Learn How Git's Code Works

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Decoding Git Guidebook for Developers: Learn How Git's Code Works

by Jacob Stopak (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 out of 5 stars (3)

Welcome to the world of Git! "Decoding Git" will take you through every essential component of Git's codebase, allowing you to truly understand how Git works under the hood.

Decoding Git will teach you everything you need to know about Git's original version, which was written by Linux creator Linus Torvalds in 2005.

This guidebook is perfect for those who are passionate about software development and Git, and are looking to take their skills to the next level; junior and senior developers, team leads, CTOs, curious Git users, open-source contributors, and anyone who wants to learn Git.

In "Decoding Git," you’ll dive deep into Git's original C code to learn what makes Git tick. You will begin with an introduction to Git's code and an overview of its original version. You will then learn how to install Git's original version and the essential commands you need to know to work with Git. You will then examine each of Git's core components, including the C code files: cache.h, read-cache.c, init-db.c, update-cache.c, write-tree.c, commit-tree.c, read-tree.c, cat-file.c, and show-diff.c

With only about 1,000 lines of code and seven commands, Git's original version is the ideal codebase for you to research to understand how the code works.

By the end of this programming book, you’ll have a deep understanding of Git's original version and will be able to use this knowledge to enhance your Git skills and take your software development to the next level.

Get your copy of "Decoding Git" today and start on your journey to mastering Git!

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BK9TMQG5
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 23, 2022
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  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
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  • Best Sellers Rank: #3,393,289 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
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  • Jerry
    5 out of 5 stars
    Fantastic, fantastic, fantastic! Actually teaches you how Git works - easy to read
    Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2023
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    I bought this Decoding Git book and excitedly read through the first few chapters in a few hours. Fantastic, fantastic, fantastic! It gives me a good intuitive grasp of Git. Much better than other tutorials I have read that don't start from the fundamentals. Jacob explains everything "from the ground up", rather than assuming too much prior information. His logic and flow in the book are superb - the best I have seen from a coding book.

    The later chapters go through the actual Git code, and I have read through about half of it so far. Again, it is super helpful for understanding the details of how a Git repository is working under the head. Incidentally, going through the Git code (written in C by the developer of Linux) teaches good best practices on writing C code as well.

    This book is great and is very appropriate for someone who has used Git before, but doesn't really know how it works. This book will leave you feeling confident about your knowledge of Git.

    Highly recommended!

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  • Nc
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    Best way to learn git: learn simpler internals of git's own initial commit
    Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2023
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    This book takes a brilliant approach of teaching git by going through the code of its initial commit. In this early version of git we see how and why git was built as it was, before it became more complex and harder to understand. Even in this initial commit there abstractions such as content addressable filesystem, but they are manageable and it helps us learn the overall organization and big picture. Seeing the actual files and code that git uses makes it make much more sense and this book is an ideal way to actually learn and understand git.

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