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Practical guides from the studio covering programming, art, audio, and whatever else we figure out worth sharing.

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Advanced Git Commands You Don’t Use Daily (But Should Know)

Some advanced git commands are useful, but don’t come up often. It’s helpful to know what these features are, what they do, and when to use them.

By Mitchell, 2 weeksMay 2, 2026 ago
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The Git Commands Worth Learning First

A practical reference covering repo setup, branch management, and committing your work. The git commands that handle most of what you need.

By Mitchell, 3 weeksApril 25, 2026 ago
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A Git Workflow in Practice: Building Pong from Scratch

Learn how a professional Git workflow applies to a real project. We use Pong as a simple, step-by-step demonstration from empty repo to shipped build.

By Mitchell, 4 weeksApril 18, 2026 ago
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How I Built the Laser System for Laser Beast

The laser system in Laser Beast has four types, a shared visual layer, and an event-driven button system. Here is how it all fits together.

By Mitchell, 4 weeksApril 15, 2026 ago
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A Clean Git Workflow: Branching, Commits, and Pull Requests

A structured Git workflow keeps your project stable, your history readable, and your codebase ready to scale. Here’s the system I use on every project.

By Mitchell, 1 monthApril 11, 2026 ago
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