Julia Evans

@jvns on GitHub. Posts as julia@jvns.ca.

308

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187

patches posted

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of 10 series merged

threads started

2024

first message, Jun 29, 2024

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The last 24 months

Patch series

Of 17 patch series (re-rolls counted once), 10 landed on master and 0 did not; 7 posted in the last 90 days are still in review.

in reviewdoc: checkout: rewrite detached HEAD state explanationOct 7, 2026
in review[doc] Use `man git` to teach users how to navigate the docsv2, Oct 6, 2026
in reviewWIP: doc: add new git tutorialOct 6, 2026
in reviewdoc: don't require a SYNOPSIS in section 7v3, Oct 6, 2026
in reviewstatus: suggest `git merge --continue`, not `git commit`Oct 6, 2026
in review[doc] Remove gittutorial-2v2, Oct 5, 2026
mergeddoc: add more AsciiDoc cross-referencesv2, Sep 25, 2026, 2fc11e3382
in review[doc] Add new page on merge conflictsSep 24, 2026
mergeddoc: git-pull: fix 'git --rebase abort' typoDec 3, 2025, 8ef7355a8f
mergeddoc: remove stray text in Git data modelDec 2, 2025, cfdce4afcc
mergeddoc: add a explanation of Git's data modelv7, Nov 12, 2025, dee80940b1
mergeddoc: git-reset: clarify DESCRIPTION sectionOct 17, 2025, b767867fae

A series is merged when one of its patches matches a commit on master by the same author, by subject. Versions are linked when they share a patch subject. Patches reworded before landing, or applied under someone else's name, count as not merged.

Recent emails

Oct 7, 2026doc: checkout: rewrite detached HEAD state explanation
Oct 7, 2026Re: [PATCH v2] doc: use `man git` to teach users how to navigate the docs
Oct 7, 2026Re: [PATCH v2] doc: use `man git` to teach users how to navigate the docs
Oct 6, 2026doc: use `man git` to teach users how to navigate the docs
Oct 6, 2026doc: add new Git tutorial for beginners
Oct 6, 2026doc: remove gittutorial
Oct 6, 2026WIP: doc: add new git tutorial
Oct 6, 2026Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] [doc] Remove gittutorial-2
Oct 6, 2026doc: don't require a SYNOPSIS in section 7
Oct 6, 2026status: suggest `git merge --continue`, not `git commit`
Oct 6, 2026Re: [PATCH v2] doc: don't require a SYNOPSIS in section 7
Oct 5, 2026doc: remove references to gittutorial-2
Oct 5, 2026doc: remove gittutorial-2
Oct 5, 2026[doc] Remove gittutorial-2
Oct 5, 2026Re: [PATCH 1/7] [doc] Add new gitmergeconflicts man page
Oct 5, 2026Re: [PATCH 0/7] [doc] Add new page on merge conflicts
Oct 5, 2026Re: [PATCH 1/7] [doc] Add new gitmergeconflicts man page
Oct 3, 2026doc: don't require a SYNOPSIS in section 7
Oct 3, 2026Re: [PATCH] doc: don't require a SYNOPSIS in section 7
Oct 2, 2026Re: [PATCH 2/7] [doc] git-merge: link to new merge conflicts guide
Oct 2, 2026Re: [PATCH] doc: don't require a SYNOPSIS in section 7
Oct 2, 2026Re: [PATCH] doc: don't require a SYNOPSIS in section 7
Oct 2, 2026Re: [PATCH 0/7] [doc] Add new page on merge conflicts
Oct 2, 2026Re: [PATCH 2/7] [doc] git-merge: link to new merge conflicts guide
Oct 2, 2026doc: don't require a SYNOPSIS in section 7
Oct 1, 2026Re: [PATCH 0/3] [doc] Remove gittutorial-2
Oct 1, 2026Re: [PATCH 1/7] [doc] Add new gitmergeconflicts man page
Sep 30, 2026Re: [PATCH 1/7] [doc] Add new gitmergeconflicts man page
Sep 30, 2026Re: [PATCH 0/3] [doc] Remove gittutorial-2
Sep 30, 2026Re: [PATCH 0/3] [doc] Remove gittutorial-2