rn-106: Add links to various news, articles, tools, and sites

Author: jnareb

rev_news/drafts/edition-106.md

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 __Various__
 
++[Google Summer of Code 2024: Contribute to GitLab and Git to prepare](https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2023/12/20/google-summer-of-code-2024-contribute-to-gitlab-and-git-to-prepare/)
+ by Christian Couder and Nick Veenhof on GitLab Blog.
++[Upcoming changes to repository insights [on GitHub]](https://github.blog/changelog/2023-11-29-upcoming-changes-to-repository-insights/)
+ on GitHub Blog.
++[Git platform AllSpice now curries favor with enterprises](https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/05/git-allspice-enterprise-6m/)
+ by Christine Hall on TechCrunch.
++[GitLab Duo Code Suggestions is generally available](https://about.gitlab.com/blog/2023/12/22/gitlab-duo-code-suggestions-is-generally-available/)
+ by David DeSanto on GitLab Blog.
+[GitLab Code Suggestions](https://about.gitlab.com/solutions/code-suggestions/)
+ is an alternative to [GitHub Copilot](https://github.com/features/copilot)
+ and [OpenAI ChatGPT](https://chat.openai.com/) (to a lesser extent).
+
 
 __Light reading__
 
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++ Julia Evans continues her streak of Git-related blog posts with
+[Mounting git commits as folders with NFS](https://jvns.ca/blog/2023/12/04/mounting-git-commits-as-folders-with-nfs/)
+ (and FUSE), about experimental [git-commit-folders](https://github.com/jvns/git-commit-folders)
+ tool. This tool was mentioned in [previous Git Rev News](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2023/11/30/edition-105/).
++ Julia Evans also published a few comics about Git at [Wizard Zines comics](https://wizardzines.com/comics/),
+ for a zine on Git that she is currently writing
+ (these are only the most recent ones; some of earlier ones made it into
+[Oh Shit, Git! Recipes for getting out of git mess](https://wizardzines.com/zines/oh-shit-git/) zine):
++[every git jargon](https://wizardzines.com/comics/every-git-jargon/)
++[git discussion bingo](https://wizardzines.com/comics/git-discussion-bingo/)
++[every git command I use](https://wizardzines.com/comics/every-git-command/)
++[meet the branch](https://wizardzines.com/comics/meet-the-branch/)
++[branches have no rules](https://wizardzines.com/comics/branches-have-no-rules/)
+ (at least no built-in ones, though you can try to enforce some with [git hooks](https://githooks.com/))
++[`HEAD` and heads](https://wizardzines.com/comics/head-and-heads/)
++[my rules for rebasing](https://wizardzines.com/comics/rules-for-rebasing/)
++[Every engineer should understand git reflog](https://graphite.dev/blog/every-engineer-should-understand-git-reflog)
+ by Harsh Siriah on Graphite Blog.
++[Fine-grained file differences](https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2023/12/13/fine-grained-file-differences/)
+ by John D. Cook on his blog.
++[DiffDebugging](https://martinfowler.com/bliki/DiffDebugging.html)
+ by Martin Fowler on his blog/wiki. Page created in 2004, rewritten in 2013.
++[Monorepo, Poly-repo, or No Repo at all?
+ Using Bit to make “irreversible decisions” easy to make and change.](https://blog.bitsrc.io/monorepo-poly-repo-or-no-repo-at-all-830328c7a546)
+ by Eden Ella on Bits and Pieces blog.
++[Bit](https://bit.dev/), a build system for composable software,
+ was first mentioned in [Git Rev News Edition #45](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2018/11/21/edition-45/),
+ (then at old bitsrc.io URL, instead of current bit.dev URL).
++ It was mentioned again in [Git Rev News Edition #77](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2021/07/31/edition-77/)
+ in [How to Collaborate on Components across Projects with Bit](https://dev.to/giteden/how-to-collaborate-on-components-across-projects-with-bit-29c3) by Eden Ella onn DEV\.to.
++[Recovering Deleted Files From Your Git Working Tree](https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2023/12/recovering-deleted-files-git-working-tree/)
+ by Oluwasanmi Akande on Smashing Magazine.
++[Git Grep Like a Pro: The Complete Guide](https://www.kosli.com/blog/git-grep-like-a-pro-the-complete-guide/)
+ by Bruce Johnston on Kosli Blog (2022).
++[Flexible Identities in git](https://belkadan.com/blog/2020/02/Flexible-Identities-in-git/)
+ proposal (to avoid "deadnaming", and bury old name, while preserving link to things done under old name)
+ by Jordan Rose on -dealloc blog (2020).
+
+
 __Easy watching__
--->
+
++[Git From the Bits Up](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdvlu_R8EWE)
+ by Tim Berglund, DataStax. Recorded at [Jfokus](http://www.jfokus.com) 2016.
+
 
 __Git tools and sites__
 
++[dyff](https://github.com/homeport/dyff) /ˈdʏf/ is a diff tool for YAML files,
+ and sometimes JSON. Can be used as Git diff driver (see documentation).
+ Written in Go, uses MIT license.
++[Git-LaTeXdiff](https://gitlab.com/git-latexdiff/git-latexdiff) is a tool
+ to graphically visualize differences between different versions of a LaTeX file.
+ It is a wrapper around Git and [latexdiff](https://www.ctan.org/pkg/latexdiff)
+ (which is present [on CTAN](https://www.ctan.org/pkg/latexdiff), Comprehensive TeX Archive Network).
+ git-latexdiff is written as BSD-licensed Bash script,
+ while latexdiff is written in Perl (and is GPLv3 licensed).
+ The git-latexdiff tool was mentioned in passing in 
+[Git Rev News Edition #8](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2015/10/14/edition-8/).
++[git-oops](https://github.com/jvns/git-oops) is a **very experimental** tool
+ allowing to undo a git operation, without having to remember specific invocation.
+ In the style of the undo features in [GitUp](https://gitup.co/), [jj](https://github.com/martinvonz/jj), and [git-branchless](https://github.com/arxanas/git-branchless).
+ Meant to be just a prototype, to serve _as an inspiration_ for a better tool that actually works reliably.
+ Written in Python, MIT license.
++[git-vee](https://github.com/mjdominus/git-util/blob/master/bin/git-vee)
+ is a shell script that prepares a brief summary of how your current branch
+ has diverged from a corresponding remote branch. Mentioned on 
+[git-vee](https://www.plover.com/misc/stop-merging/slide019.html) slide
+ in [Cleaner `git` history](https://www.plover.com/misc/stop-merging/slide001.html)
+ (also known as "Stop merging master") by Mark Jason Dominus (the author of the tool),
+ from 2013.
++[Breezy](https://www.breezy-vcs.org/) is a version control system implemented in Python
+ with multi-format support and an emphasis on hackability.
+ Currently, Breezy has built-in support for the Git and Bazaar file formats and network protocols.
+ GPLv2 licensed.
++[FlatGitHub](https://flatgithub.com/) or Flat View is a simple tool for exploring
+ flat data files in GitHub repositories.
+ Implements [Flat Data](https://githubnext.com/projects/flat-data) project (formerly GitHub OCTO),
+ mentioned in [Git Rev News Edition #75](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2021/05/27/edition-75/)
+ (under old URL) and [Edition #96](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2023/02/28/edition-96/),
+ which in turn was based on [“git scraping” approach pioneered by Simon Willison](https://githubnext.com/projects/flat-data),
+ mentioned in [Git Rev News Edition #82](https://git.github.io/rev_news/2021/12/30/edition-82/).
+ See the example of [flat-demo-bitcoin-price](https://flatgithub.com/githubocto/flat-demo-bitcoin-price?filename=btc-price-postprocessed.json&sha=78b38f641f8f1ffccae733749545ea42cf5eddf9).
++[AllSpice.io](https://allspice.io/) is a Git platform for hardware developers
+ (named after SPICE ("Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis"),
+ a general-purpose, open-source analog electronic circuit simulator).
+ No free tier.
++[typos](https://github.com/crate-ci/typos) is a source code spell checker,
+ which finds and corrects spelling mistakes among source code;
+ intended to be fast enough to run on monorepos, and with low false positives
+ so you can run on PRs. Written in Rust.
++ Mentioned in [Perl Advent Calendar 2023 - Elves Versus Typos](https://perladvent.org/2023/2023-12-21.html).
++[dat](https://github.com/dat-ecosystem/dat) is a tool for peer-to-peer sharing
+ & live synchronization of files via command line. Part of [dat-ecosystem](dat-ecosystem.org).
+ You can use `dat` command line to share files with version control,
+ back up data to servers, browse remote files on demand, and automate long-term data preservation.
+ Written in JavaScript for running with Node.js.
+
 
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