I’m not going to cryptographically sign my git commits, and you shouldn’t either.

I’m curious to hear what the Lemmy programming community thinks of this!

  • The author argues against signing Git commits, stating that it adds unnecessary complexity to systems.
  • The author believes that signing commits perpetuates an engineering culture of blindly adopting complex tools.
  • The consequences of signing Git commits are likely to be subtle and not as dramatic as some may believe.

Archive link: https://archive.ph/vjDeK

  • litchralee@sh.itjust.works
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    5 months ago

    I almost wanted to call the linked post as clickbait, based on its terse title and the bold claim made in the subheader (“I’m not going to cryptographically sign my git commits, and you shouldn’t either”). But there was just enough substance to present and justify a colorable argument in the post. It just wasn’t the same argument presented in the title, and took me way too long to determine what the grievance was directed at.

    Worthwhile read? Eh, not until its position is clarified to not be confusing.