Sahn Lam (@sahnlam)

Git Merge vs. Rebase vs. Squash Commit What are the differences and when should you use each? As I explain in more detail in the video, there are some key distinctions. Git Merge This creates a new commit in the target branch. The new commit ties the histories of both main and feature branches to...

What makes Git so popular? Before Git, developers struggled with source control. Systems like CVS and Subversion caused: - Collaboration Bottlenecks - Pushing to a shared central codebase created bottlenecks and isolated work. - Slow Branching/Merging - Diverging code streams and combining change...

Back to Basics - RESTful APIs The most common standard used by mobile and web applications to communicate with backend servers is called REST, which stands for Representational State Transfer. REST is not an official specification, but rather a loose set of rules that have become the predominant m...

Explaining 8 Popular Network Protocols in 1 Diagram Network protocols are standard methods of transferring data between two computers in a network. 1. HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) HTTP is the fundamental protocol that enables all communication on the World Wide Web. It allows web browsers t...