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Re:Git password authentication is shutting down by csmpltn on Friday August 13, 2021 @05:52AM (#28167155)
> "You're right. A subject being difficult to master means we should do everything we can to make it difficult to learn too."

Never before have humans experienced such an overabundance of learning materials (YouTube, blog posts, StackOverflow, books, courses, etc). So much of it easily accessible and available for free. The tooling continually improves.

What most people are missing these days is a goddamned attention span and a dash of humility.

This isn't about mastering source control systems (that can take years). This is about taking a complete newcomer with absolutely no background whatsoever from nothing to something in three hours, which is an absolute miracle in and of itself. Will you also complain about how hard it is to learn how to swim, paint, use chopsticks, change a tire or play chess?

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Re:Git password authentication is shutting down by johannes1234321 on Friday August 13, 2021 @07:52AM (#28167815)
> Never before have humans experienced such an overabundance of learning materials (YouTube, blog posts, StackOverflow, books, courses, etc). So much of it easily accessible and available for free.

Quantity unfortunately doesn't mean quality.

Without experience it is hard to separate low quality from high quality content. And then there's are.many things which are outdated ...

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