Posts

All the articles I've posted.

• svn for git-addicted or git-svn gotchas and WTFs - Part 4

  10 Jan, 2015

  Comparing SubGit and SmartGit for git-svn bridging, and using git filter-branch to rewrite SVN author history.

• sqlcmd - Get real sql error line number

  6 Jan, 2015

  A PowerShell wrapper for sqlcmd that maps batch-relative error line numbers back to the real script line.

• Write-Error vs error tracing

  26 Dec, 2014

  PowerShell Write-Error always reports line 1 instead of the actual error location, with no clean workaround found.

• PowerShell $ErrorActionPreference = "Stop" vs error tracing

  25 Dec, 2014

  Why ErrorActionPreference Stop hides the true error line number and how trap { throw $Error[0] } fixes it.

• Bulk cherry-picking process and magic ref CHERRY_PICK_HEAD

  2 Dec, 2014

  Using the CHERRY_PICK_HEAD ref to inspect the commit being cherry-picked during conflict resolution.

• VirtualBox host key - change it!

  2 Dec, 2014

  Tip to reassign the VirtualBox host key from Right Ctrl to a less-used key like the Application key.

• svn for git-addicted or git-svn gotchas and WTFs - Part 3

  27 Nov, 2014

  Handling svn:mergeinfo during cherry-picks with git-svn, and updating mergeinfo metadata manually.

• svn for git-addicted or git-svn gotchas and WTFs - Part 2

  17 Nov, 2014

  Managing atomic commits and branch merging workflows when using git-svn to push changes back to Subversion.

• Coding Standards document

  16 Nov, 2014

  A concise C# coding standards document with ReSharper configuration, covering access modifiers, var usage, and best practices.

• svn for git-addicted or git-svn gotchas and WTFs

  16 Nov, 2014

  Setting up git-svn with a non-standard Subversion repository layout, including branch and tag mappings.