Learn the workings of Git, not just the commands (2015)

Re:Learn the workings of Git, not just the commands (2015) by delecti on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @08:55AM (#29979097)

Understanding what git is doing under the hood did more for my ability to use it effectively than it did for most tools.

That said, this document in particular does not seem to be a very good way to get that understanding, it's a very "IBM documentation" way of presenting git. I wish I remembered what I read, because it's was a much easier read.

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Re:Learn the workings of Git, not just the commands (2015) by pwitvoet on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @09:16AM (#29979420)

Perhaps it was Pro Git's chapter 10: Git Internals(1)? I once used it as a guide when writing a basic 'git inspection' tool and definitely found the whole experience useful for getting a better understanding of Git.

1) https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Internals-Plumbing-and-Po...

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Re:Learn the workings of Git, not just the commands (2015) by wmanley on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @09:10AM (#29979324)

For me it was "Git for Computer Scientists": https://eagain.net/articles/git-for-computer-scientists/

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Re:Learn the workings of Git, not just the commands (2015) by boppo1 on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @09:02AM (#29979211)

Maybe the git man pages? Iirc the man pages have 2 or 3 'getting started' documents that really made me feel confident. Then I didn't use it for two years and now it's real fuzzy again.

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Re:Learn the workings of Git, not just the commands (2015) by jpindar on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @09:54AM (#29980038)

I found the Git section of "The Missing Semester of Your CS Education" to be helpful.

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Re:Learn the workings of Git, not just the commands (2015) by nereye on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @02:29PM (#29984450)

Seconded, here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sjqTHE0zok.

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