# MikeMcQuaid/GitInPractice

📖 An opinionated intermediate/advanced Git book

Repository: https://github.com/MikeMcQuaid/GitInPractice
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/gitinpractice
Homepage: https://www.manning.com/books/git-in-practice?a_bid=5688bbf4&a_aid=MikeMcQuaid
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: git, learning-by-doing, book, gitinpractice
Last push: 2024-01-01T18:18:33+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4771, "days_push": 975, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1078, forks 106 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:29.752365+00:00)

## What it is
Git In Practice is an opinionated intermediate/advanced-level Git book by Mike McQuaid, published by Manning in 2014 and freely readable on GitHub. It covers advanced branching, history rewriting, merging vs. rebasing, and team workflows.

## Use cases
- learn advanced git techniques
- understand merging vs rebasing
- learn how to rewrite git history
- set up team git workflows
- recover from git mistakes
- learn git submodules and github pull requests

## When to choose
- you already know git basics and want intermediate/advanced coverage
- you prefer learning by doing with practical recipes
- you want guidance on clean history and team workflows

## When to avoid
- you are a complete beginner needing an intro tutorial
- you need a fully redistributable open-licensed text
- you need up-to-date coverage of modern git features post-2014

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: version-control, documentation
- domain: version-control, tutorials, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: git, book, learning-by-doing, manning

## Member repositories
- MikeMcQuaid/GitInPractice (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:29.752365+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:53:07.865271+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/MikeMcQuaid/GitInPractice (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:29.752365+00:00, sha 6d4e46a0effc)
  - homepage: https://www.manning.com/books/git-in-practice?a_bid=5688bbf4&a_aid=MikeMcQuaid (fetched 2026-08-29T12:54:31.057398+00:00, sha 714685b2ee6e)
  - site_page: https://www.manning.com/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T12:54:31.066773+00:00, sha 9e27304d7757)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.