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Overall I found the blog entry to be lacking any real reasoning why one shouldn't switch or vice-versa. It just feels like a blantant "I want to be on Hacker Ne
by gks 15y ago
Overall I found the blog entry to be lacking any real reasoning why one shouldn't switch or vice-versa. It just feels like a blantant "I want to be on Hacker News" post.
- CJefferson 15y agoThat is I think a sign of bad writing on my part. I certainly didn't write this to be on hacker news, I just wrote it because I was suprised how hard, and possibly dangerous, github's newbie guide is (I have now clarified that I am talking about following github's newbie guide, vs. bitbuckets). I did then submit to hacker news on a whim, first time writing a post, next time I'll sit on a little longer and re-read it later, to make sure I've clearly made my point.
- Kwpolska 15y agoRead the WHOLE guide, then act. It clearly says that you shall not re-create the key if you have one.
- CJefferson 15y agoAre you referring to this line? "Check for SSH keys. Have an existing key pair? You can skip to Step 4" I think many people might not know what that means. Also, why does the next step tell you to move any key pairs you already have, if you are only supposed to do this step if you don't have a key pair? There is a possibility I'm confused, but I think this guide assumes too much, and makes users undertake possibly dangerous changes, when the easier option (login with username/password) is much less risky.