The Development Blog

A collection of articles on development tools

The Ultimate Developer's Guide to Git Commands

The Ultimate Developer's Guide to Git Commands

Master the most important Git commands. This comprehensive guide covers everything from setting up a repository to branching, merging, and undoing changes.
The Ultimate GitHub Guide (2025 Edition)

The Ultimate GitHub Guide (2025 Edition)

GitHub is the utlimate place for any software developer.With over 100 million developers and hundreds of millions of repositories, its dominance is undeniable.
What I use daily for development

What I use daily for development

A list of Software and Hardware a use daily
The Ultimate Gitleaks Guide

The Ultimate Gitleaks Guide

Gitleaks is the Complete Security for Git Repositories
Codeberg: A Community-Owned Future for Open Source

Codeberg: A Community-Owned Future for Open Source

Codeberg:: A Deep Dive into the Open-Source Software Forge
NotABug: A Comprehensive Guide to Free and Community-Driven Code Hosting

NotABug: A Comprehensive Guide to Free and Community-Driven Code Hosting

NotABug is a free-software code collaboration platform.
SourceHut is a suite of powerful, independent tools built on a foundation of minimalism

SourceHut is a suite of powerful, independent tools built on a foundation of minimalism

SourceHut is faster, more focused, and philosophically different alternative
TaraVault, the retired now source code management platform

TaraVault, the retired now source code management platform

TaraVault was designed to provide secure Git and Subversion hosting for organizations using SpiraTest, SpiraTeam, or SpiraPlan.
Trac: The Minimalist Issue Tracker and SCM Platform

Trac: The Minimalist Issue Tracker and SCM Platform

Trac provides a minimalist and extensible web-based way to manage projects.
RhodeCode: A Secure, Behind-the-Firewall Code Management

RhodeCode: A Secure, Behind-the-Firewall Code Management

RhodeCode provides a secure, compliant, and centralized version control for the enterprise, all behind your own firewall.
SourceForge is the Legendary Open-Source Hub

SourceForge is the Legendary Open-Source Hub

SourceForge remains a massive and highly trafficked directory and distribution platform for open-source software.
Phabricator: A Powerful, But Inactive, Development Suite

Phabricator: A Powerful, But Inactive, Development Suite

Phabricator was a massive, integrated suite of web-based software development collaboration tools.
Perforce Helix Core: The King of Version Control for Massive Scale

Perforce Helix Core: The King of Version Control for Massive Scale

Helix Core is the undisputed champion in industries that work with massive files and enormous monorepos.
JetBrains Space: A Unified Development Environment

JetBrains Space: A Unified Development Environment

JetBrains is a complete, integrated team environment designed to cover the entire software development lifecycle and beyond
Gogs: The Original Minimalist Git Service

Gogs: The Original Minimalist Git Service

Gogs is the pioneering open-source project that proved a powerful, self-hosted Git service
GitLab: The All-in-One DevOps Platform

GitLab: The All-in-One DevOps Platform

GitLab has evolved into a comprehensive, single-application platform for the entire DevOps lifecycle.
Gitea: An Ultimate Lightweight Self-Hosted Git Service

Gitea: An Ultimate Lightweight Self-Hosted Git Service

Forked from the Gogs project and now driven by a large and active community, Gitea is a free, open-source Git service written in Go.
GitKraken: Aa Powerful Git Productivity Suite

GitKraken: Aa Powerful Git Productivity Suite

GitKrane is a powerful and visually stunning suite of tools
GitBucket: The Lightweight, Self-Hosted GitHub Clone

GitBucket: The Lightweight, Self-Hosted GitHub Clone

GitBucket is a free, open-source, and incredibly easy-to-install Git platform.
Forgejo: A Deep Dive into the Community-Driven Gitea Fork

Forgejo: A Deep Dive into the Community-Driven Gitea Fork

Forgejo's mission is to be a truly free and open-source software (FOSS) forge
CodeGiant: A Deep Dive into the Agile-Focused DevOps Platform

CodeGiant: A Deep Dive into the Agile-Focused DevOps Platform

CodeGiant is a modern DevOps platform that deeply integrates a powerful agile issue tracker with Git repositories and CI/CD pipelines.
Cloud Source Repositories

Cloud Source Repositories

Google's offering in the source control space is Cloud Source Repositories (CSR), a fully-managed, private Git repository service.
Beanstalk: A Deep Dive into Simple, Secure Code Hosting & Deployment

Beanstalk: A Deep Dive into Simple, Secure Code Hosting & Deployment

Beanstalk's feature set is intentionally focused on the core developer workflow, prioritizing clarity and efficiency.
BitBucket: The Complete Guide to Atlassian's Git Powerhouse

BitBucket: The Complete Guide to Atlassian's Git Powerhouse

A comprehensive guide to Bitbucket - from basic setup to advanced enterprise features, integrations, and best practices
AWS CodeCommit, Amazon's answer that is now closed

AWS CodeCommit, Amazon's answer that is now closed

AWS CodeCommit was the solution for incorporating AWS with the Amazon's Ecosystem
Azure DevOps, Microsoft All-In-One Suite

Azure DevOps, Microsoft All-In-One Suite

Azure DevOps is a powerful, comprehensive suite of services that covers the entire software development lifecycle
Allura: An Open-Source GitHub Alternative

Allura: An Open-Source GitHub Alternative

Allura: A Deep Dive into the Open-Source Software Forge