I'm a recent convert to Git. Yes, it's confusing to newcomers. So is Subversion and all the rest. I just don't think there is any version control tool where the

I'm a recent convert to Git. Yes, it's confusing to newcomers. So is Subversion and all the rest. I just don't think there is any version control tool where the commands are totally intuitive, and there probably never will be. The good news is that as more people flock to Git, they'll create better tools. Look at some of the wonderful things people have created for Subversion; for instance, the beautiful Mac client Versions, which is aimed at web designers rather than programmers. There's no reason something similar can't be built for Git. The average user shouldn't have to use the command line. Once those tools are in place, it won't matter how unintuitive Git's terminology is.