The latest articles on DEV Community by Bimo (@ibimo_o). https://dev.to/ibimo_o https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4141842%2Fdf00cdb0-57ca-4a3e-afef-ebffe80b0e57.jpeg https://dev.to/ibimo_o en Bimo Thu, 24 Sep 2026 19:23:28 +0000 https://dev.to/ibimo_o/decentralized-code-reviews-in-git-introducing-git-notes-v018-6g https://dev.to/ibimo_o/decentralized-code-reviews-in-git-introducing-git-notes-v018-6g <p>Code review is one of the most critical steps in software development, yet it remains heavily locked into centralized web platforms. When you rebase a branch or work offline, discussions are scattered or lost.<br> We built <strong>git-notes</strong> to bring code reviews back into Git itself.</p> <h2> 💡 How It Works </h2> <p><code>git-notes</code> leverages Git's built-in <code>refs/notes/*</code> reference architecture:</p> <ul> <li> <strong>Comments</strong>: <code>refs/notes/comments</code> </li> <li> <strong>Reviews &amp; Approvals</strong>: <code>refs/notes/review</code> </li> <li> <strong>Todos</strong>: <code>refs/notes/todos</code> Because notes live alongside your commits in the Git object database, they travel with your repository and synchronize seamlessly with standard <code>git fetch</code> and <code>git push</code>. ## 🚀 What's New in v0.1.8</li> <li> <strong>Rebase Healing (<code>gn heal</code>)</strong>: Uses semantic diff and patch-ID matching to re-anchor comments to new commits after interactive rebasing.</li> <li> <strong>Multi-Platform Importer</strong>: Pull discussions directly from GitLab Merge Requests, Bitbucket PRs, and Jira issues.</li> <li> <strong>Offline LAN &amp; USB Sync</strong>: Run <code>gn sync p2p</code> to sync reviews across team members on the same local network without an internet connection.</li> <li> <strong>VS Code &amp; Cursor Extension</strong>: Inline gutter icons, review threads, and quick actions. Check out the repository on GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/isaim0011/git-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/isaim0011/git-notes</a> </li> </ul> rust git opensource devtools