Re:Idiot Proof Git
by IshKebab on Wednesday November 09, 2022 @11:02AM
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> Once you understand the basic operations everything weird is a Google away.
Yes that's true, but what you've probably forgotten is that understanding the basic operations is way way harder than it should be thanks to Git's terrible CLI, nomenclature and general UX.
I would also argue that the lack of an obviously good GUI makes it quite a lot harder for beginners, and the attitude that a lot of HN commenters have that you shouldn't use a GUI, despite Git being an obviously visual thing.
Btw any beginners reading this, I would recommend Git Extensions. Terrible name which led to me not trying it for ages, but it's actually one of the best. In particular it lets you browse the repo at every commit which is something that makes it way clearer what Git is doing.
Yes that's true, but what you've probably forgotten is that understanding the basic operations is way way harder than it should be thanks to Git's terrible CLI, nomenclature and general UX.
I would also argue that the lack of an obviously good GUI makes it quite a lot harder for beginners, and the attitude that a lot of HN commenters have that you shouldn't use a GUI, despite Git being an obviously visual thing.
Btw any beginners reading this, I would recommend Git Extensions. Terrible name which led to me not trying it for ages, but it's actually one of the best. In particular it lets you browse the repo at every commit which is something that makes it way clearer what Git is doing.