Questions tagged [github]
GitHub is a web-based hosting service for projects that use the open-source Git revision control system.
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GitHub workflow for .NET desktop apps that supports CI/CD and entity framework
We want a GitHub workflow that syncs EF migrations across all branches and automates ClickOnce desktop app deployments. The key requirements of this question are highlighted in bold at the bottom.
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How to manage connection strings for CI/CD and local debugging that works for .NET Framework web apps and desktop apps?
We want CI/CD to inject the production connection string into a .NET Framework app.config during deployment.
In source control, we only want test/staging DB connection strings.
Developers should ...
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What is the best way to manage git workflows for applications built on top of in progress libraries?
I am doing something I haven't done prior, which is that I built a library (that is still in progress as it is somewhat ambitious), and now I am developing an application on top of the "alpha&...
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Where is the source code for the GitHub fork of Git? [closed]
I may be misunderstanding the GPLv2 license of Git itself, but I thought that "distribution" of a derived work requires the source to be released.
According this post, GitHub is running a ...
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Strategies for Analytics GitHub Activity to Enhance Team Productivity [closed]
As a manager of a growing software team, I aim to monitor our GitHub repository activity to improve team productivity and identify any development bottlenecks. My goals include:
Insights about the ...
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How can I start using Git in a project that is already underway?
I'm developing a personal project that wasn't originally intended to be public (just for me, testing, fun, learning, etc.) This project has grown a bit and become serious enough that I now want to ...
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Etiquette of mentioning issues/PRs from other projects (backlinks)
On GitHub, when an issue in small project calimero mentions an issue in big project godzilla, a backlink message appears on the issue in godzilla. For example, suppose a hard-to-fix bug in godzilla ...
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Pull request merge process requiring rebase after every commit merged into master?
I'm working in a codebase at work that requires that anyone who wants to merge a PR rebase against the last master prior to merging the pull request. To further complicate things, CI (which takes ...
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Advice on Developing Shared Public Libraries in Visual Studio
I’m looking for some advice on best practices for Visual Studio workflows.
I maintain several C# libraries which I use in various projects I develop. I also make them available publicly, as packages ...
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How to automate version bumping, when version bumping involves changes in source code and a git tag?
I have a small open source package and I'm trying to automate parts of the release life cycle. I am very confused about how to automate version bumps. Here's the relevant information about my version ...
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Migrating from Bitbucket to Github and using Git Flow
In our team we have up to 50 repos, of which about 15 are worked with regularly. The others are rarely changed, but it happens that we bring in 1-3 additional repos per release and work with them.
We ...
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What are the best practices for Github Actions when it comes to splitting a wofklow into multiple jobs?
I'm trying to understand the best practices of Github Actions when splitting a workflow into multiple jobs.
First of all, is it generally a good idea to split a workflow if the steps are logically ...
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Using GitHub repository as API
I have a set of complex data, which I use on various subdomains of my project. Data are static most of the time, it changes few times per year.
Currently, it's hardcoded in every project which needs ...
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How to use Github Copilot for business software evolution (if possible at all)?
Github Copilot got update yesterday (2023 St. Valentine) https://github.blog/2023-02-14-github-copilot-now-has-a-better-ai-model-and-new-capabilities/ but still no information for its use in the ...
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Seperate related repos or create a single repo for the whole project? [duplicate]
I'm pretty new to Github and I have one question I couldn't really find a clear answer for it.
Let's say I have a project called "Practice". In this project I would like to create different ...
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