- 8 min read
Force push without overwriting your teammate's work
git push --force-with-lease protects you only until something fetches. The gap, demonstrated live, and the flag that closes it: --force-if-includes.
- 6 min read
Work on two branches at once with git worktree
git worktree gives a second branch its own folder — one repository, two working trees, no stash dance. The rules that keep it safe, and the cleanup.
- 9 min read
Update a Git branch without checking it out
git fetch origin main:main moves a branch while you stay on another. The refspec that does it, the refusals that protect you, and the diverged case.
- 2 min read
I use AI every day. My Git client still has an off switch.
GitDesktop is AI-native. One toggle hides all of it. On agency, trust, and the Git client that's left when the AI is gone.
- 7 min read
The whole loop, one window: why I built this Git client
Pull requests that start before you push, branch updates without switching, and guardrails that aren't a pricing tier — the assumptions behind GitDesktop.