Ken Frederick

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Useful Git Commands

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While working on the Trivia Knight app, one of the many things I needed to learn was (and still is) Git and using Git for version control. I think I have my head wrapped around the basics of version control now – but while working on projects now, I find myself referring to a list of common Git commands. I’m putting them here in case anyone finds them useful!

New branch:
Create new branch: git checkout -b name-of-branch
git push -u origin name-of-branch

Switch branch:
git checkout name-of-branch (for example, develop)

Merge branch to master:
git checkout master
git merge name-of-branch(for example, develop)

Delete branch:
git branch -d localBranchName
git push origin --delete remoteBranchName

See all branches:
git branch -a

Better Late Than Never… Published a Book to iBooks Store

I’m happy to say that, after years of delay, I was able to publish The Bunny Rabbit in the Flower Garden, a self-published children’s book that I did the illustrations and layout for, to Apple’s iBooks Store. Back in 2012, my friend Casey and I collaborated on creating and self-publishing a children’s book. She wrote it, […]

Events Organiser Google Maps scrolljacking fix

First, major props to the Events Organiser plugin. It is super nice and very developer-friendly. When I redesigned my friends’ website, thewagband.com, I found it to be a great solution for listing their upcoming gigs, which is probably the most important function of the site. I liked how it displayed a nice big Google map of […]