LayerFS: The filesystem for AI coding agents(layerfs.ai)
59 points by l2dy | 47 comments
Landing page for LayerFS, a filesystem giving AI coding agents ephemeral writable workspaces over shared committed history.
#version-control on Hacker News
44 stories tagged version-control, newest first.
Redesigning Source Control at Anthropic(simonwillison.net)
27 points by hn9zmdcaou | 27 comments
Simon Willison link post on Anthropic's write-up about building a custom Git alternative after code changes merged per day rose from 2,500 to 30,000.
More on Anthropic's Scion ripping off Mononoke(sunshowers.io)
197 points by sunshowers | 59 comments
Follow-up blog post alleging Anthropic's Scion source control system intentionally copied Meta's Mononoke without credit, answering readers' questions.
Anthropic's Scion is heavily inspired by Mononoke(sunshowers.io)
356 points by sunshowers | 132 comments
A short blog post arguing that Anthropic's Scion version control system borrows its "derived data" concept for blame and history from Meta's Mononoke.
Redesigning source control at Anthropic(anthropic.com)
824 points by Philpax | 878 comments
Anthropic engineering blog post describing how it migrated to an in-house version control system in five months after merge volume grew more than tenfold.
How big is a Git commit?(ratfactor.com)
77 points by theanonymousone | 33 comments
A personal wiki card explaining how large a Git commit is on disk, covering zlib-compressed loose objects and packfiles.
Git 3.0's upcoming SHA-256 default will be a costly mistake(blog.gitbutler.com)
536 points by chmaynard | 502 comments
Blog post by Scott Chacon on GitButler's Butler's Log arguing that Git 3.0's switch to SHA-256 as the default hash will be a costly mistake.
Change Coupling: Why One-Line Fixes Touch Ten Files(kb.buildingbetterteams.de)
3 points by mooreds | 0 comments
A knowledge base article explaining change coupling, why small fixes spread across many files, and how to use it to understand software system structure.
Looking forward to Git 2.56 – and 3.0(lwn.net)
172 points by chmaynard | 94 comments
LWN article by Jonathan Corbet previewing the Git 2.56 release and the upcoming changes expected in Git 3.0.
Git at any scale(cursor.com)
331 points by meetpateltech | 104 comments
Cursor research blog post by Vicent Martí about scaling Git to handle very large repositories.
Zed DeltaDB(zed.dev)
511 points by ahamez | 296 comments
Early access signup page for DeltaDB, Zed's version control system that records work as it unfolds and links changes to the conversations behind them.
The git history command(lalitm.com)
409 points by turbocon | 287 comments
Lalit Maganti's essay arguing that git's experimental history command (reword, split, fixup) deserves more attention as a lighter alternative to jj.
.gitignore Isn't the only way to ignore files in Git(nelson.cloud)
553 points by FergusArgyll | 167 comments
A short blog post explaining three ways to ignore files in Git: .gitignore, .git/info/exclude, and the global ~/.config/git/ignore file.
Lore – Open source version control system designed for scalability(lore.org)
1202 points by regnerba | 638 comments
Landing page for Lore, an open source version control system designed for scalability, with a getting started section.
jj – the CLI for Jujutsu(steveklabnik.github.io)
508 points by tigerlily | 443 comments
Introductory chapter of Steve Klabnik's Jujutsu tutorial explaining what the jj version control CLI is and why git users should care.
Git commands I run before reading any code(piechowski.io)
2140 points by grepsedawk | 459 comments
Blog post by Ally Piechowski describing five git commands to find churn hotspots, bus factor, bug clusters, and crisis patterns before reading a codebase.
The future of version control(bramcohen.com)
640 points by c17r | 360 comments
Bram Cohen's Substack post announcing Manyana, a project presenting a vision for CRDT-based version control that rethinks how merge conflicts are flagged.
The Missing Semester of Your CS Education – Revised for 2026(missing.csail.mit.edu)
409 points by anishathalye | 118 comments
Homepage of MIT's Missing Semester course (IAP 2026), teaching CS students practical tools like the shell, editors, version control, and agentic coding.
I made my own Git(tonystr.net)
340 points by TonyStr | 152 comments
A blog post describing the author's reimplementation of git, covering how objects, trees, commits and hashing work.
You already have a Git server(maurycyz.com)
596 points by chmaynard | 393 comments
Blog post explaining that any server with SSH access can host git repositories, showing how to clone over SSH and allow pushes to the checked-out branch.
I see a future in jj(steveklabnik.com)
318 points by steveklabnik | 224 comments
Steve Klabnik's blog post explaining why he believes the jj (Jujutsu) version control system has a future, drawing parallels to his early bet on Rust.
Jujutsu for everyone(jj-for-everyone.github.io)
403 points by Bogdanp | 342 comments
A beginner-oriented tutorial for the Jujutsu (jj) version control system that assumes no prior experience with Git or other version control.
Code review can be better(tigerbeetle.com)
349 points by sealeck | 203 comments
TigerBeetle blog post by matklad arguing that code review workflows, such as GitHub pull requests, can be improved.
Jujutsu for busy devs(maddie.wtf)
327 points by Bogdanp | 452 comments
A blog post guide introducing the Jujutsu (jj) version control system for busy developers, covering setup, revisions, changes, bookmarks, and conflicts.
Git Notes: Git's coolest, most unloved feature (2022)(tylercipriani.com)
493 points by Delgan | 115 comments
A 2022 blog post by Tyler Cipriani explaining git notes, a little-used Git feature for attaching metadata to commits.
Microsoft Office migration from Source Depot to Git(danielsada.tech)
344 points by dshacker | 267 comments
Blog post by Daniel Sada, part of a career series, recounting Microsoft Office's migration from Source Depot to Git and his work on developer experience.
How we decreased GitLab repo backup times from 48 hours to 41 minutes(about.gitlab.com)
563 points by immortaljoe | 236 comments
GitLab engineering blog post explaining how fixing a 15-year-old Git function bottleneck cut repository backup times from 48 hours to 41 minutes.
DiffX – Next-Generation Extensible Diff Format(diffx.org)
354 points by todsacerdoti | 149 comments
Homepage of DiffX, a proposed next-generation extensible diff file format that builds on unified diffs to carry richer metadata.
How Core Git Developers Configure Git(blog.gitbutler.com)
418 points by lnkl | 90 comments
GitButler blog post by Scott Chacon describing git config settings that core Git developers change and that arguably should be defaults.
Calendar.txt(terokarvinen.com)
323 points by Iuz | 127 comments
Tero Karvinen's page describing Calendar.txt, a format for keeping a calendar in a plain text file, with a downloadable template.
Beej's Guide to Git(beej.us)
894 points by mixto | 280 comments
Landing page for Beej's Guide to Git, a free online guide to the Git version control system offered in HTML and other downloadable formats.
Oh Shit, Git?(ohshitgit.com)
334 points by Anon84 | 190 comments
Oh Shit, Git!? is a website giving plain-language fixes for common Git mistakes, such as undoing commits or recovering lost work.
Mergiraf: a syntax-aware merge driver for Git(mergiraf.org)
394 points by p4bl0 | 81 comments
Documentation homepage for Mergiraf, a syntax-aware Git merge driver that resolves merge conflicts using knowledge of language syntax trees.
Git-absorb: Git commit –fixup, but automatic(github.com)
416 points by striking | 243 comments
GitHub repository for git-absorb, a tool that automatically creates fixup commits for staged changes, like git commit --fixup but automatic.
Why GitHub won(blog.gitbutler.com)
582 points by hardwaregeek | 453 comments
Blog post by GitHub cofounder Scott Chacon explaining how GitHub became the dominant code hosting platform.
We have reached OpenBSD of Theseus(marc.info)
394 points by nabla9 | 67 comments
OpenBSD CVS commit by Theo de Raadt replacing the Greek quiz file, the last unmodified file from the original 1995 OpenBSD import.
A Git story: Not so fun this time(blog.brachiosoft.com)
470 points by thunderbong | 104 comments
Blog post recounting the origin story of Git, starting from Linux's scaling problems in 1998 and Linus Torvalds' path to creating it.
Popular Git config options(jvns.ca)
343 points by ingve | 107 comments
Julia Evans blog post compiling popular git config options gathered from asking people on Mastodon about their favourite settings.
Git tips and tricks(blog.gitbutler.com)
414 points by ChrisArchitect | 113 comments
GitButler blog post by Scott Chacon introducing a three-part series of lesser-known Git tips, tricks, and newer features.
Git Branches: Intuition and Reality(jvns.ca)
347 points by tambourine_man | 215 comments
Julia Evans blog post comparing an intuitive mental model of git branches with how git actually represents branches internally.
Confusing Git Terminology(jvns.ca)
491 points by soheilpro | 257 comments
Julia Evans blog post explaining confusing git terms like HEAD, detached HEAD, fast-forward, and staging area, based on answers from Mastodon.
In a Git repository, where do your files live?(jvns.ca)
331 points by todsacerdoti | 88 comments
Julia Evans blog post explaining where git stores file versions inside the .git/objects directory, investigated with short Python programs.
Jujutsu: A Git-compatible DVCS that is both simple and powerful(github.com)
574 points by lemper | 212 comments
GitHub repository for Jujutsu (jj), a Git-compatible distributed version control system designed to be both simple and powerful.
Saying Goodbye to GitHub(ersei.net)
421 points by donutshop | 330 comments
Personal blog post in which the author explains why they are leaving GitHub after using it since age eleven.