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The Designer-Builder · Unit 9

Git for Design Iterations

Use branches and commit messages to keep your design work auditable. Learn a practical review style that makes AI-generated diffs easier to trust.

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Git for Design Iterations

Use branches and commit messages to keep your design work auditable. Learn a practical review style that makes AI-generated diffs easier to trust.

Build Path

  1. Define the outcome for Git for Design Iterations in one sentence.
  2. Ask your coding agent for a minimum viable implementation with explicit constraints.
  3. Run locally, inspect errors, and iterate through small diffs.
  4. Validate accessibility and responsive behavior before shipping.

Commands & Setup

git status
git diff
npm run dev
npm run build

Safety Checklist

  • Keep experiments in a private repo.
  • Never paste secrets or production credentials into prompts.
  • Review every generated command before execution.
  • Use least-privilege tokens and rotate if exposed.

Key Outcomes

  • You can explain this topic in plain language to a non-technical teammate.
  • You can apply the method in a real project context.
  • You can evaluate quality using a repeatable checklist.

References

Shift cross-references

Shift 25 · Homogeneous Team (Juniors + Mids + Seniors) → Heterogeneous Specialized TeamShift 28 · Hidden Design Decisions → Auditable, Versioned Design Decisions

Archetype relevance

Systems Choreographer