---
title: "From Commits to Cognition: Understanding Developer Behavior Through Git Patterns"
description: "An analysis of commit patterns in Git repositories to understand developer cognitive behaviors, identifying patterns that correlate with productivity and code quality."
author: "Anderson Henrique Da Silva"
date: "2025-12-22T00:00:00Z"
updated: "2026-04-02T13:42:55.031504Z"
category: "publication"
tags: ["git commits","cognitive patterns","developer behavior","code evolution"]
canonical: "https://www.ntlabs.dev/en/blog/publication-commits-to-cognition"
locale: "en"
---

**DOI:** 10.5281/zenodo.18012186

**Zenodo:** https://zenodo.org/records/18012186

An analysis of commit patterns in Git repositories to understand developer cognitive behaviors, identifying patterns that correlate with productivity and code quality.