Setup Script Should Support Git Worktrees
Your Setup Script Should Support Git Worktrees A worktree-aware setup script can diagnose missing tools, share one Docker stack, and isolate ports, databases, and state for safe parallel development. Ally Piechowski · Jul 28, 2026 · 5 min read developmentgitengineering-management On one production app I work on, a fresh Git worktree becomes runnable with one setup script: bin/setup Setup prepares the environment and exits, then the normal development command runs. I’ll use bin/dev here as shorthand for whatever command the repository already uses.
- ▪Your Setup Script Should Support Git Worktrees A worktree-aware setup script can diagnose missing tools, share one Docker stack, and isolate ports, databases, and state for safe parallel development.
- ▪Ally Piechowski · Jul 28, 2026 · 5 min read developmentgitengineering-management On one production app I work on, a fresh Git worktree becomes runnable with one setup script: bin/setup Setup prepares the environment and exits, then the norm
- ▪I’ll use bin/dev here as shorthand for whatever command the repository already uses.
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Your Setup Script Should Support Git Worktrees A worktree-aware setup script can diagnose missing tools, share one Docker stack, and isolate ports, databases, and state for safe parallel development. Ally Piechowski · Jul 28, 2026 · 5 min read developmentgitengineering-management On one production app I work on, a fresh Git worktree becomes runnable with one setup script: bin/setup Setup prepares the environment and exits, then the normal development command runs. I’ll use bin/dev here as shorthand for whatever command the repository already uses. Setup doesn’t hide the server inside a clever process manager. bin/setup is a repo-owned executable that turns a checkout into a working development environment. Call it make setup or script/bootstrap if that fits your project.
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