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Serious question...what use is git to a non-developer? I don't think I've ever used it for anything but code. You're not supposed to use it with huge files, so
by toxican 9y ago
Serious question...what use is git to a non-developer? I don't think I've ever used it for anything but code. You're not supposed to use it with huge files, so that kind of eliminates the one case I was thinking of (graphic design versioning).
Also if someone is a developer, they're only hurting themselves by not making an effort to get comfortable with the command line. Like half of my workflow wouldn't be possible without a familiarity with it.
- BoorishBears 9y agoGit-LFS lets you use it with large files, and even without Git-LFS you can still use it for smaller projects (it's not efficient at all, but for small teams and small projects you can do it). Github is making a play to be the "Git for Everyone people". Note they call out that the new client has image diffs (great for... graphic design versioning). They're forming a brand that could eventually compete with stuff like Perforce on a smaller scale with designers and artists if they can make them feel at home using "GitHub" (Git + creature comforts from GitHub). And to the developer point, everyone starts somewhere. As a kid Git didn't click until I started using visual clients. And "the command line" is a huge surface to get comfortable with.