Re:Git add -p: a powerful git feature
by daveungerer on Monday November 05, 2012 @05:04PM
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Mostly in agreement, I never said one shouldn't learn the git CLI and the fundamental concepts - I did that myself. But once you've mastered that, you're ready to move on to something that speeds up your day to day work.
Needing to use git now and then while SSH'd in is not a good reason to make your entire development process slower and more error-prone. I would also say that there is a larger problem with your process if you have the need to use git on "a remote server in a pinch".
It's kind of like learning to play a musical instrument. You absolutely must pay attention to the fundamentals as a beginner, but if you only ever work on the fundamentals you will never become a great musician.
Needing to use git now and then while SSH'd in is not a good reason to make your entire development process slower and more error-prone. I would also say that there is a larger problem with your process if you have the need to use git on "a remote server in a pinch".
It's kind of like learning to play a musical instrument. You absolutely must pay attention to the fundamentals as a beginner, but if you only ever work on the fundamentals you will never become a great musician.