This week we’re joined by Annie Sexton, UX Engineer at Render, to talk about her blog post titled Git Organized: A Better Git Flow that made the internet explode when she suggested using reset instead of rebase for a better git flow. On this show we talk about the git flow she suggests and why, how this flow works for her when she’s hacking on the Render codebase (and when she uses it), the good and the bad of Git, and we also talked about the cognitive load of Git commits as you work. Join the discussionChangelog++ members get a bonus 4 minutes at the end of this episode and zero ads. Join today!Sponsors:Sentry – Working code means happy customers. That’s exactly why teams choose Sentry. From error tracking to performance monitoring, Sentry helps teams see what actually matters, resolve problems quicker, and learn continuously about their applications - from the frontend to the backend. Use the code CHANGELOG and get the team plan free for three months. InfluxData – InfluxDB empowers developers to build IoT, analytics, and monitoring software. It’s purpose-built to handle massive volumes and countless sources of time-stamped data produced by sensors, applications, and infrastructure. Learn about the wide range of use cases of InfluxDB at influxdata.com/changelog FireHydrant – The reliability platform for every developer. Incidents impact everyone, not just SREs. FireHydrant gives teams the tools to maintain service catalogs, respond to incidents, communicate through status pages, and learn with retrospectives. Try FireHydrant free for 14 days at firehydrant.io MongoDB – An integrated suite of cloud database and services — They have a FREE forever tier, so you can prove to yourself and to your team that they have everything you need. Check it out today at mongodb.com/changelog Featuring:Annie Sexton – Website, LinkedIn, XAdam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XJerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, XShow Notes: Git Organized: A Better Git Flow I wrote a thing (on Twitter) A User’s Guide to the Brain - by John J. Ratey, M.D. How to Squash Commits in Git Move assets to S3 #400 What is executive function? Dopamine Norepinephrine Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!

Annie Sexton shares her journey from burnout to interior design and back to tech, financial struggles, and finding fulfillment in a developer relations role. The discussion explores career transitions, passion, sustainability in tech, note-taking apps, AI assistance in creativity, JavaScript for Puppeteer, and embracing playfulness in engineering.

Annie Sexton shares her journey of personal growth, navigating career challenges, side hustles, and overcoming financial struggles. The conversation delves into finding passion in tech, balancing full-time work with creative freedom, and the journey of developing an open-source note-taking app. The episode also explores the value of choosing projects wisely as a freelancer, the evolution of software tools, overcoming writer's block, and the impact of programming tools like Puppeteer with JavaScript. Embracing playful motivation in engineering and reflecting on AI-induced changes in the job market are highlighted themes of the discussion.