Abhinay RanaDeveloper, builder and occasional wanderer writing about technology, projects, travel and life.https://abhinayrana.blog/Chapter 1: The Origin of Git & Why We Needed Ithttps://abhinayrana.blog/tech/chapter_1_history_and_motivation/https://abhinayrana.blog/tech/chapter_1_history_and_motivation/Learn why Git was created, what problems older version control systems had, and how distributed version control changed software collaboration.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTChapter 2: Git's Internal World — The Three States & Architecturehttps://abhinayrana.blog/tech/chapter_2_three_states_and_architecture/https://abhinayrana.blog/tech/chapter_2_three_states_and_architecture/Understand Git's working directory, staging area, local repository, and the snapshot architecture behind everyday Git commands.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTChapter 3: Branches & Remote Repositorieshttps://abhinayrana.blog/tech/chapter_3_branches_and_remotes/https://abhinayrana.blog/tech/chapter_3_branches_and_remotes/Learn how Git branches work, how remote repositories connect local work to GitHub, and how teams collaborate across parallel timelines.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTChapter 4: Merge Conflicts & Resolutionhttps://abhinayrana.blog/tech/chapter_4_merge_conflicts_and_resolution/https://abhinayrana.blog/tech/chapter_4_merge_conflicts_and_resolution/Learn what merge conflicts mean, why they happen, how to read conflict markers, and how to resolve conflicts with confidence.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTChapter 5: Guided Interactive Practicehttps://abhinayrana.blog/tech/chapter_5_interactive_practice/https://abhinayrana.blog/tech/chapter_5_interactive_practice/Practice Git step by step by creating a repository, making commits, branching, causing a conflict, and resolving it manually.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhy Git Exists: From Source Code Chaos to the Git Mental Modelhttps://abhinayrana.blog/tech/git-guide/https://abhinayrana.blog/tech/git-guide/Understand why Git was created, how developers managed code before Git, the limitations of centralized version control, and the mental model behind Git repositories, staging, commits, branches, and remotes.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTGit: From Why It Exists to Mental Models — A Complete Developer Guidehttps://abhinayrana.blog/tech/git-the-complete-guide/https://abhinayrana.blog/tech/git-the-complete-guide/Everything you need to understand Git — not just the commands, but the thinking behind them. From Linus Torvalds' frustration in 2005 to the three-state model that powers your daily workflow.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTBuilding My Personal Expense Trackerhttps://abhinayrana.blog/projects/building-expense-tracker/https://abhinayrana.blog/projects/building-expense-tracker/What I learned while designing and building a cross-platform personal finance tracker.Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTBuilding My Personal Websitehttps://abhinayrana.blog/projects/building-personal-website/https://abhinayrana.blog/projects/building-personal-website/Designing a minimal publishing system that is simple to maintain and easy to expand.Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTAstro, React and the Case for Static Publishinghttps://abhinayrana.blog/tech/astro-vs-react/https://abhinayrana.blog/tech/astro-vs-react/A lighter way to think about interactivity when the content is mostly editorial.Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTA Week in Ladakhhttps://abhinayrana.blog/travel/ladakh-road-trip/https://abhinayrana.blog/travel/ladakh-road-trip/Mountains, empty roads and a slower rhythm of life.Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTLearning to Slow Downhttps://abhinayrana.blog/reflections/learning-to-slow-down/https://abhinayrana.blog/reflections/learning-to-slow-down/A personal note on attention, pacing and the value of less urgency.Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT