canpolat@programming.devM to Git@programming.devEnglish · 8 months agoConfusing git terminologyjvns.caexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down11cross-posted to: programming@programming.devhackernews@derp.foo
arrow-up19arrow-down1external-linkConfusing git terminologyjvns.cacanpolat@programming.devM to Git@programming.devEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square5fedilinkcross-posted to: programming@programming.devhackernews@derp.foo
minus-squareaport@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·edit-28 months agoPeople would be a lot less confused if they would read the official git book instead of trying to force their they through life googling errors and cheatsheets.
minus-squaresim642@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·8 months agoPeople just nuke a local git repo and reclone if something goes wrong. There isn’t even an attempt to understand anything.
minus-squarecanpolat@programming.devOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoReading the manual? That’s cheating!
minus-squareTechNom (nobody)@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months ago+1. Git is one of those projects that supply official, authoritative, comprehensive and easy-to-understand documentation.
People would be a lot less confused if they would read the official git book instead of trying to force their they through life googling errors and cheatsheets.
People just nuke a local git repo and reclone if something goes wrong. There isn’t even an attempt to understand anything.
Reading the manual? That’s cheating!
+1. Git is one of those projects that supply official, authoritative, comprehensive and easy-to-understand documentation.