I had a couple of colleagues complaining about Git, so I asked what was the problem. "Hard to use", "commands doesn't makes sense" was among the answers. Two h

I had a couple of colleagues complaining about Git, so I asked what was the problem. "Hard to use", "commands doesn't makes sense" was among the answers. Two hours on a whiteboard explaining how Git works in a little more detail and now the complaints are gone. The gist of my anecdote is; learn your tools properly, not only does it save you headache but also makes you more productive. (It's a bit dated, but Pro Git by Strauss is an good book to get a better understanding of Git)