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Asked: 2026-06-08T14:59:53+00:00

I have read about implementing git hooks to minify css and js source files

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I have read about implementing git hooks to minify css and js source files post-commit (as minified assets shouldn’t be committed) but what is the best practice when committing the actual links to these within HTML pages?

The only options I can think of are:

Git commit HTML pages with links to minified source files, but without minified source files in the repository:

<link href="/assets/css/application.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="/assets/js/application.min.js"></script>

Git commit HTML pages with links to the development source files and change to minified once deployed:

<link href="/assets/css/application.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script src="/assets/js/application.js"></script>

I am sure there is a simple and effective workflow to achieve this that I am unaware of. Many thanks in advance!

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  1. Editorial Team

    I have decided on the route of committing links to minified source files within HTML pages, but without minified source files in the repository. This means that I am relying on an intermediate tool (such as CodeKit) to automatically minify source files for me as I work on the development versions but it is a workflow that is working well for me so far.

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