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A Git hook to prevent committing directly to main (alexwlchan.net)
submitted 2 weeks ago by codeinabox@programming.dev to c/git@programming.dev
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[–] SteleTrovilo@beehaw.org 3 points 2 weeks ago

As a hater of pre-commit hooks, this one seems like it's actually good.

That said, the writer would do well to check out Jujutsu. Its model of branchless commits, which you apply a branch to afterward, would alleviate a lot of her annoyances.