Git

Git is a distributed version control system that tracks changes in any set of computer files, usually used for coordinating work among programmers who are collaboratively developing source code during software development. Its goals include speed, data integrity, and support for distributed, non-linear workflows (thousands of parallel branches running on different computers).

Since its creation, Git has become the most popular distributed version control system, with nearly 95% of developers reporting it as their primary version control system as of 2022.

Git, GPG, PowerShell, Windows

Setup GPG signing on Windows

Let’s setup commit verification using GPG on Windows. This will prompt us to sign the commit. I will be using a passphrase instead of signing the commits with my SSH token. This gives an extra layer of security to the setup.

dev containers, Docker, Git, GPG, PowerShell

GitHub + Windows + SSH + GPG + DevContainer

In this blog we’ll explore how to combine GitHub, git, SSH, GPG and DevContainers on Windows in such a way that we can interact with GitHub from our DevContainer just as we would from our dev box. We’ll use our bot-zero project as an example.