I had a late afternoon flight out of Orlando after Florida DrupalCamp and on the recommendation of AmyJune Hineline, decided to visit Harry P Leu Gardens. As I strolled through the scenic pathways, noting signs about the recent freeze and damage to the plants, I couldn’t help but see Git version control workflows everywhere.
When Silo-Driven Development Gets Out of Hand
Some say the lead developer is still working on The Great Merge Conflict of 2017.
Git submodules, visualized
It’s totally clear to me what is happening here.
git log --graph --all --decorate --stat -p
What is going on here anyway?
The only branch where CI/CD is passing
“All checks passed.”
“Bypass required status checks”
The other branches have been bypassing required status checks since (you guessed it) The Great Merge Conflict of 2017.
The Great Migration Sprints of 2022
And somehow…it works.
The hotfix that became LTS
Ok, 2 hotfixes, but don’t tell the suits.
847 Dependabot PRs are ready to be merged
Would you like to review them?
Scope Creep of a Migration Project
The migration was 80% complete for 5 years, survived 3 rounds of layoffs, and an acquisition announcement mid-sprint on a ironically sunny Tuesday afternoon.
…And a Brand Refresh
It totally makes sense to add the brand refresh (and site redesign obvs) to the migration project.
Yes, totally.
About the author/photographer
Hi! My name is Amber Matz and I’m Developer Advocate for Tugboat. All photos were taken by me at Harry P Leu Gardens on February 23, 2026. You are free to share them on social media and caption them yourself, but please give me credit.