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Re:Will Nix Overtake Docker? by pjmlp on Tuesday November 30, 2021 @07:09AM (#29391266)
I avoid most git usability issues by using it as SVN.

When something goes wrong I just bork the whole repo and clone it again, then manually merge the last set of saved changes.

Re:Will Nix Overtake Docker? by carlmr on Tuesday November 30, 2021 @09:55AM (#29392756)
Since learning about reset --hard, I need about 80% less of that.
Re:Will Nix Overtake Docker? by clem on Tuesday November 30, 2021 @11:44AM (#29394102)
"git reflog" has also been a blessing in getting out of scrapes.
Re:Will Nix Overtake Docker? by tomcam on Tuesday November 30, 2021 @07:38AM (#29391476)
Thank you! Me too. I can finally come out of the closet.
Re:Will Nix Overtake Docker? by pjmlp on Tuesday November 30, 2021 @08:57AM (#29392109)
I has been a long journey since I started with RCS back in 1998, but given that git now is everywhere, the least I deal with its complexity the better.

In some bad days I even miss Clearcase.