RubyConf 2018 - Branch in Time by Tekin Suleyman

RubyConf 2018 - Branch in Time by Tekin Suleyman
In one timeline, a quick path to clarity. In the other, a long and painful journey trying to understand the obscure intent of a line of code. The only difference between the two realities? The revision history...
This is a story about writing maintainable software. But rather than the code itself, we’ll see how a well-crafted revision history is as important to maintainability as choosing the right abstraction. We'll explore the differences between a useful history and an unhelpful one. And you'll learn about the practices, tools and techniques that help make the difference.

[@DanielZajic]

I don't think the importance of this can be overstated. Even at the best company I've ever worked at, we weren't doing this as well as we should have been.