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6 items tagged #git.

GUIDE 2026-05-11

AI coding and git: commits, branches, and the etiquette of an AI co-author

How to structure commits, branches, and attribution when an AI agent shares your keyboard — and the one habit that prevents merge-conflict headaches.

Owner · 6 min #ai-coding #git

GUIDE 2026-05-11

AI-generated commit messages: the times they're great and the times they're bad

AI handles the mechanical parts of commit messages well. The part it misses is explaining why a change happened — and that gap matters more than most people expect.

Owner · 5 min #ai-coding #commit-messages

GUIDE 2026-05-05

Aider for incremental refactoring: a terminal workflow that actually scales

Aider's git-native approach makes it better than IDE-based tools for large refactors that span dozens of files. Here's the workflow I use.

Owner · 9 min #aider #refactoring

GUIDE 2026-04-12

Aider auto-commits with conventional commits: making the messages useful

Aider's auto-commit messages are generic by default. With three lines in your config and a brief instruction in CONVENTIONS.md, they become genuinely informative.

Owner · 4 min #aider #git

BLOG 2026-04-05

Why I stopped using AI for commit messages

AI-generated commit messages are technically accurate and almost always wrong in the way that matters. Here's what I noticed after six months of using them and why I went back to writing my own.

Owner · 5 min #git #workflow

GUIDE 2026-03-28

Aider during a git rebase: managing AI commits when history is in flux

Aider's auto-commits and an active rebase don't naturally cooperate. Three patterns keep them from fighting.

Owner · 4 min #aider #git