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If you have some pointers to Git internals explanation, similar to what you're looking for PGP/GnuPG, can you provide them? That would be useful and illustrativ

by avmich 10y ago

If you have some pointers to Git internals explanation, similar to what you're looking for PGP/GnuPG, can you provide them? That would be useful and illustrative :) .

happimess 10y ago
I'm not OP, but I found this to be useful. http://eagain.net/articles/git-for-computer-scientists/ http://eagain.net/articles/git-for-computer-scientists/
haldean 10y ago
Git from the Bottom Up is very good. Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10199391 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10199391
mdup 10y ago
Not the OP, but I have found the following useful: https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/ https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/ scroll to Chapter 10 "Git Internals" (Direct link: https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Internals-Plumbing-and-Porcelain https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Internals-Plumbing-and-Po... but it only shows you the first page among nine.)
vk23 10y ago
The official git page has very good documentation regarding git internals. (The whole book is worth reading) https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Internals-Plumbing-and-Porcelain https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Internals-Plumbing-and-Po... gives you a good overview on how git handles things internally.
peller 10y ago
For a good deep-dive, I found this one very helpful: https://codewords.recurse.com/issues/two/git-from-the-inside-out https://codewords.recurse.com/issues/two/git-from-the-inside... Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12802949 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12802949
cjp 10y ago
The Git Parable: http://tom.preston-werner.com/2009/05/19/the-git-parable.html http://tom.preston-werner.com/2009/05/19/the-git-parable.htm...
jzl 10y ago
Scott Chacon's videos are priceless. (He's the co-author of the git book.) They explain exactly how git works internally in the simplest terms possible. Either or both of these: Introduction to Git - talk by Scott Chacon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbLVvrb2-fY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbLVvrb2-fY Introduction to Git with Scott Chacon of GitHub https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDR433b0HJY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDR433b0HJY The latter is newer but a bit longer. Don't be fooled by the video names, these are introductions to the internals not just the interface.

by avmich 10y ago

If you have some pointers to Git internals explanation, similar to what you're looking for PGP/GnuPG, can you provide them? That would be useful and illustrative :) .

happimess 10y ago

I'm not OP, but I found this to be useful. http://eagain.net/articles/git-for-computer-scientists/ http://eagain.net/articles/git-for-computer-scientists/

haldean 10y ago

Git from the Bottom Up is very good. Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10199391 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10199391

mdup 10y ago

Not the OP, but I have found the following useful: https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/ https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/ scroll to Chapter 10 "Git Internals" (Direct link: https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Internals-Plumbing-and-Porcelain https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Internals-Plumbing-and-Po... but it only shows you the first page among nine.)

vk23 10y ago

The official git page has very good documentation regarding git internals. (The whole book is worth reading) https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Internals-Plumbing-and-Porcelain https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Internals-Plumbing-and-Po... gives you a good overview on how git handles things internally.

peller 10y ago

For a good deep-dive, I found this one very helpful: https://codewords.recurse.com/issues/two/git-from-the-inside-out https://codewords.recurse.com/issues/two/git-from-the-inside... Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12802949 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12802949

cjp 10y ago

The Git Parable: http://tom.preston-werner.com/2009/05/19/the-git-parable.html http://tom.preston-werner.com/2009/05/19/the-git-parable.htm...

jzl 10y ago

Scott Chacon's videos are priceless. (He's the co-author of the git book.) They explain exactly how git works internally in the simplest terms possible. Either or both of these: Introduction to Git - talk by Scott Chacon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbLVvrb2-fY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbLVvrb2-fY Introduction to Git with Scott Chacon of GitHub https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDR433b0HJY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDR433b0HJY The latter is newer but a bit longer. Don't be fooled by the video names, these are introductions to the internals not just the interface.