Practice undoing mistakes safely with git revert and compare that with reset in a controlled test repository.
Understand the difference between history-safe undo and destructive local reset operations.
Make a few small commits so there is history to work with.
Create a test file
Make at least two commits
Inspect history with git log
Use git revert to safely undo a commit by creating a new opposite commit.
Choose a commit hash
Run git revert
Review the new history
Test reset in a safe local branch and observe the difference.
Make another small change
Run git reset --hard HEAD
Document how reset differs from revert
Create a few commits.
Inspect history.
Undo one commit with git revert.
Test git reset --hard on local changes.
Compare both approaches in notes.
git log clearly shows revert behavior
reset removes local changes as expected
The difference between revert and reset is documented clearly
Test repo remains understandable after experiments
Test repository history
README comparing revert vs reset
Screenshots or terminal proof
Excellent for explaining how you safely undo Git mistakes and when to choose revert over reset.
Using reset when revert is safer for shared history
Forgetting that reset --hard destroys uncommitted work
Testing on a real project instead of a safe repo
Not reviewing history before undoing changes
Add stash to the recovery workflow
Practice recovering after a bad merge
Use reflog as a follow-up lab
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