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I’ve yet to find a good intro doc that explains how git works conceptually. There are too few visual examples with authors assuming that users already understan
by vin047 6y ago
I’ve yet to find a good intro doc that explains how git works conceptually. There are too few visual examples with authors assuming that users already understand the basic concepts like commits. To people who are completely new to version control, git can appear nonsensical.
Funnily enough I think Atlassian/Bitbucket comes close to a good intro doc to git on their site complete with a visual guide. I still found it inaccessible to people totally new to the basic concepts though.
- bacon_waffle 6y agoHave you seen this one? https://eagain.net/articles/git-for-computer-scientists/ https://eagain.net/articles/git-for-computer-scientists/
- ohhhwell 6y agoI've found the git branching game to be quite helpful in building a visual mental model https://learngitbranching.js.org/ https://learngitbranching.js.org/
- kubanczyk 6y agoNo, this one is good (I'd say I regard it as canonical!), but only if you know how commit works on a conceptual level. It is not targeted at absolute beginners.
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- tryptophan 6y agoI found this one to be pretty good: https://www.sbf5.com/~cduan/technical/git/git-1.shtml https://www.sbf5.com/~cduan/technical/git/git-1.shtml