# [Outreachy] Blog: Refactor in order to reduce Git’s global state (week 3 & 4)

1 messages from 2026-01-07 to 2026-01-07. Participants: Bello Olamide.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/64741

## Bello Olamide, 2026-01-07 15:42

Subject: [Outreachy] Blog: Refactor in order to reduce Git’s global state (week 3 & 4)
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Weeks 3 & 4 of my Outreachy internship may have included a holiday break,
but the learning didn’t stop.

While deglobalising Git config variables, I ran into deeper architectural
questions around when and where repo settings should be initialized,
sparking valuable feedback and discussions with maintainers.

Open source keeps reminding me that progress is as much about design
conversations as it is about code.

Full write-up:
https://cloobtech.hashnode.dev/week-3-and-4-progress-through-the-holidays-and-architectural-questions

Bello C. Olamide

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