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.title = "Write Yourself A Git",
.author = "Martin Ashby",
.date = @date("2024-08-24T12:22:20+01:00"),
.description = "I've been working through 'Write youself a git'",
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I didn't understand how git really worked, and I was curious. Since I also have to work with git every day, it seemed sensible to learn a bit more about how it works. I'm not a particularly advanced git user; I mostly stick to the basic commands 'checkout', 'merge', 'pull' and 'push', and occasionally 'rebase'.

I bought [How Git Works](https://store.wizardzines.com/products/how-git-works) from Julia Evans. This is a great introduction to how git works; it's very accessible to me and I like Julia's writing style.

I prefer to explore and experience, rather than simply read about a subject, so I was happy to find [Write Yourself A Git](https://wyag.thb.lt/). I've been [working through it in zig](https://code.mfashby.net/wyag/files.html).