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[Outreachy] Blog: Refactor in order to reduce Git’s global state (week 5 & 6)

Subject: [Outreachy] Blog: Refactor in order to reduce Git’s global state (week 5 & 6)

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Bello Olamide· Jan 20, 2026, 14:42 UTC · lore

Weeks 5 & 6 of my Outreachy internship were all about design, not just code.

Lots of reviews, deep discussions, and learning when to pause, rethink, and send an RFC before moving forward.

I wrote about the lessons here: https://hashnode.com/post/cmkjgvu5t000302jyfon53h7l

Bello C. Olamide

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