GitHub Desktop Removing Credential Settings When Loaded

Just the other day, git started to continuously prompt me to re-enter my GitHub credentials, despite the fact that I had repeatedly cached my credentials. Why, GitHub, why are you bothering me with this, I pondered. Turns out, GitHub desktop runs a ‘configuration sanitizer’ when it starts up because GitHub has “seen significant issues in the past with other Git clients adding invalid/bad configuration values”. Makes sense. I have, in fact, seen that happen in the past....

March 30, 2016 · 1 min · Nick Spreitzer

Weird Windows Error: The File Already Exists

I ran into a very strange Windows error a while back. It started when I tried to make a commit in GitHub for Windows and got an error message....

June 4, 2015 · 2 min · Nick Spreitzer

How To Host A ClickOnce Installer On GitHub

Unfashionable though it may be, I still really enjoy developing desktop applications. Deploying a desktop app, on the other hand, is as much of a hassle as it ever was....

May 29, 2015 · 7 min · Nick Spreitzer