The 10-Commit Rule: how git version control can improve writing quality - Chris Maiorana
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An often overlooked part of the productivity equation is knowing when to stop. Sometimes it feels good to keep adding and keep going, but you [...]

Interesting quote:

I use commits as a way of measuring “thought units.” I estimate that I need about 10-12 commits per thousands words of finished prose to know I’ve really put sufficient thought into a piece of writing. A commit will generally encompass ~250-300 words changed.

  • ZachariahEnglish
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    5 months ago

    https://craphound.com/news/2009/02/13/flashbake-free-version-control-for-writers-using-git/

    FEBRUARY 13, 2009 / CORY DOCTOROW

    For the past couple weeks, I’ve been working with Thomas “cmdln” Gideon (host of the fabulously nerdy Command Line podcast) on a free software project for writers called “Flashbake.” This is a set of Python scripts that check your hot files for changes every 15 minutes, and checks in any changed files to a local git repository. Git is a free “source control” program used by programmers to track changes to source-code, but it works equally well on any text file. If you write in a text-editor like I do, then Flashbake can keep track of your changes for you as you go.

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