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Beej's Guide to Git

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1062 points mixto | 1 comments | 05 Feb 25 00:07 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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dijit ◴[05 Feb 25 00:42 UTC] No.42941702[source]▶
Well, what's terrifying is that the guide is so long.

I am aware that beej's guides are typically quite comprehensive, but the vast nuances of git truly eluded me until this.

I guess Jujitsu would wind up being a much slimmer guide, or at least one that would be discoverable largely by humans?

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vvpan ◴[05 Feb 25 01:19 UTC] No.42942124[source]▶
It tells me that git is the wrong tool for the majority of people but it just happened to stick.
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Barrin92 ◴[05 Feb 25 01:42 UTC] No.42942401[source]▶
No. Git is a complex program but version control is an inherently complex problem that requires powerful tools. There's certain set of problems where, as a programmer, you're going to have to sit down and actually read the book.

The universe doesn't owe you an easy 10 minute video solution to everything, it's an annoying educational expectation that people seem to have developed. Some things are just that difficult and you have to learn them regardless.

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1. CamperBob2 ◴[05 Feb 25 18:46 UTC] No.42953227[source]▶
No. Git is a complex program but version control is an inherently complex problem that requires powerful tools.

That's the thing. For most developers, it's not, and it doesn't. I have never needed a VCS that couldn't be wrapped in a few batch files like add.bat, get.bat, put.bat, diff.bat, merge.bat, and list.bat. You can do the same thing with git, of course, but just understanding enough about it to write the batch files practically takes a semester of study.

Unless your job is to maintain the Linux kernel, git is probably not the right tool for your job. But it 'won the source control war', so... git, it is.