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As someone who interfaces deeply with Git on a daily basis, please don't imply that it's trivial or simple. There are a million edge cases you can get into, and

As someone who interfaces deeply with Git on a daily basis, please don't imply that it's trivial or simple. There are a million edge cases you can get into, and people with 7 YOE on my team are regularly surprised by the facts we uncover.

silon42 4y ago
Git command UI sucks (compared to some alternatives to SVN, HG, ...).... I'm not teaching that to other people except bare minimum. I will gladly explain advanced stuff, but they need to grok the basic themselves...
whydid 4y ago
Yes, git can be complex. It's also a requirement for modern software development. It is well documented, and not esoteric. If someone hasn't taken the time to learn the tools their team uses, they will be a burden to the rest of the team. They don't need to become an expert, just experienced enough so they don't cause problems for others on the team.
- bosie 4y ago
  > If someone hasn't taken the time to learn the tools their team uses, How does your company handle this? How do you give the people the time/resources to learn those tools?
  - ratww 4y ago
    My company handles this by allowing them to study on the dime. I just ask how much time they want and ask them to do it, and if they need some material or help devising a study plan. Curiously the two that needed it didn't really want to study at all, and we eventually let them go (they were interns).
- ironmagma 4y ago
  I've never seen documentation on Git that was good and accurate. Pretty much every explainer out there commits major errors, claiming things like: commits are changesets, branches are sets of commits, claiming that any Git operation can be undone, implying merge is a symmetrical operation, or saying to never force push. Being a beginner in Git is probably hell.
dghf 4y ago
But 90+% of the time, it'll be a basic use of add, checkout, commit, merge, pull or push, especially if you're a junior.
- kevinventullo 4y ago
  Don’t forget the most important operation: rm -rf the whole directory and re-clone the main repo.
  - cyberge99 4y ago
    git reset HEAD —hard
  - bluefirebrand 4y ago
    Yep and if that doesn't work? Sudo rm -rf
lazide 4y ago
If someone has no idea what ‘git add’ is, the criticism is still on point.
dbwjxufh7373 4y ago
I don't think they were. Software devs hitting the job without understanding git means your hiring team is sleeping on the job.

silon42 4y ago

Git command UI sucks (compared to some alternatives to SVN, HG, ...).... I'm not teaching that to other people except bare minimum. I will gladly explain advanced stuff, but they need to grok the basic themselves...

whydid 4y ago

Yes, git can be complex. It's also a requirement for modern software development. It is well documented, and not esoteric. If someone hasn't taken the time to learn the tools their team uses, they will be a burden to the rest of the team. They don't need to become an expert, just experienced enough so they don't cause problems for others on the team.

bosie 4y ago
> If someone hasn't taken the time to learn the tools their team uses, How does your company handle this? How do you give the people the time/resources to learn those tools?
- ratww 4y ago
  My company handles this by allowing them to study on the dime. I just ask how much time they want and ask them to do it, and if they need some material or help devising a study plan. Curiously the two that needed it didn't really want to study at all, and we eventually let them go (they were interns).
ironmagma 4y ago
I've never seen documentation on Git that was good and accurate. Pretty much every explainer out there commits major errors, claiming things like: commits are changesets, branches are sets of commits, claiming that any Git operation can be undone, implying merge is a symmetrical operation, or saying to never force push. Being a beginner in Git is probably hell.

dghf 4y ago

But 90+% of the time, it'll be a basic use of add, checkout, commit, merge, pull or push, especially if you're a junior.

kevinventullo 4y ago
Don’t forget the most important operation: rm -rf the whole directory and re-clone the main repo.
- cyberge99 4y ago
  git reset HEAD —hard
- bluefirebrand 4y ago
  Yep and if that doesn't work? Sudo rm -rf

lazide 4y ago

If someone has no idea what ‘git add’ is, the criticism is still on point.

dbwjxufh7373 4y ago

I don't think they were. Software devs hitting the job without understanding git means your hiring team is sleeping on the job.