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In my previous post I described stacked branches and why I like to use them for medium to large features. That’s primarily because they make unblocking yourself easier, and the review process of your PRs easier for others. One of the difficulties of stacked branches is that they’re simply more complex to work with than isolated branches. In the previous post I described how to change commits earlier in the stack of branches. In this post I describe how to handle other common scenarios when working with stacked branches. ...

Happy Monday. Summer is in full swing here in San Diego and we’ve somehow skipped the annual June Gloom. I’ve jinxed it, haven’t I. [paper] What Makes a Good Natural Language Prompt? The difference between a good prompt and bad prompt is stark. Very different results! This paper looks at 21 prompting categories that determine the quality of output. [blog] Google Cloud donates A2A to Linux Foundation. Excellent news! The major hyperscalers plus others are the founding members of this new project to advance agent-to-agent communication. ...

*BIG* announcement: Our new book, Object Oriented Design Interview, is available on Amazon! Check it out Now! 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞?- An insider's take on what interviewers really look for and why. - A 4-step framework for solving any object-oriented design interview question. - 11 real object-oriented design interview questions with detailed solutions. ...