GitMinutes #32: Adam Spiers on git-deps

In this episode we talk to Adam Spiers about git-deps, a tool he made for analyzing dependencies between commits. If you cannot see the audio controls, your browser does not support the audio element. Use the link below to download the mp3 manually. Link to mp3 Listen to the episode on YouTubeLinksAdam on Twitter, GitHubAdam's blog (posts tagged git)git-depsThe history of TLA, GNU Arch (Wikipedia)git-check-ignoreStackOverflow question that inspired check-ignoregit-deps issues/enhancements mentionedallow integration with other git web frontendsdetect whether commit A depends on commit Bpatch theory from darcs (and elsewhere)Technologies used in git-depshttps://github.com/libgit2/pygit2http://d3js.org/ https://github.com/tgdwyer/WebColahttps://github.com/cpettitt/dagrehttp://flask.pocoo.org/Misc.git-config - Adam's bag of tricksgit icing and cherry-menuungitgit-annex  gource history youtube videosEpisode outline00:00:00 Episode meta, sponsor, etc00:01:40 Bio, welcome Adam00:02:08 Tell us how you ended up here00:05:41 What do you do at SUSE, or about the version control there00:07:08 What do you think Git got right compared to other tools historically?00:13:53 Tell us about your involvement with the Git project00:19:55 What's it like to get code reviewed by the Git mailing list?00:21:15 Your contribution is git check-ignore?00:23:47 Tell us about git-deps00:26:03 Explain these dependencies between commits00:35:29 Is the dependency analysis made at runtime?00:38:55 Can you use git-deps as an early-warning system for discovering conflicts?00:48:23 Case in point: GUI tool for doing rebase --onto00:51:14 How could git-deps be used in a GUI (musings)00:54:53 Honorary mention of ungit00:57:37 Would it be possible to use it in a tool to detect conflicts between unmerged branches?01:01:27 Any plans or visions for the future of git-deps?01:03:26 Tell us quickly about the tech-stack running under git-deps01:05:42 Aren't you using node?01:07:19 Is it open for contributions?01:09:34 Anything you would like to promote?01:13:52 What is your favorite Git Pro Tip?