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> I don't think it's the kind of thing that should (or even could) be taught to teenagers. This makes no sense. It all depends on the goals of the teaching.
by thwarted 6y ago
> I don't think it's the kind of thing that should (or even could) be taught to teenagers.
This makes no sense. It all depends on the goals of the teaching. However, it's probably more meaningful for more people to be exposed to the capabilities of version control so they avoid creating one-off home grown solutions.
There was a time when the joke was that only teenagers knew how to set the time on the VCR.
- swiley 6y agoIME: professional tools are easier to appreciate after implementing them poorly.
- thwarted 6y agoThis is true, but I'm referring to the "copy your files and rename them with a date" or "FINALrev.FromJoe-20200105-Updated-NEW-27" in the filename, not the bad implementations of tools (the GP comment didn't talk about implementing git, just about how git works).