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Problems listed in the article: > Everyone uses different operating systems, IDEs and dev tools. How is this related to .gitignore? > This list will only kee

Problems listed in the article: > Everyone uses different operating systems, IDEs and dev tools. How is this related to .gitignore? > This list will only keep growing, it will never end Where's the problem? A random Facebook's repo has its gitignore file weigh 2KB[0]. Is this a problem? > Is the “.gitignore” file competing with the “README.md” for the most updated file in the git repo? I hope not Again, why is this a bad thing? The author just wanted to rant about something but didn't know about what *[0] https://github.com/facebook/facebook-ios-sdk/blob/main/.gitignore https://github.com/facebook/facebook-ios-sdk/blob/main/.giti...

eddiejaoude 2y ago
I don't like to rant, I like to have professional discussions. Than you for reading the article and for sharing the FB link with a git ignore example - the contents of the example file is not long because it doesn't have every dev tool possible, so I think you proved my point - so thank you :)
- efilife 2y ago
  Can you answer the questions?
  - eddiejaoude 2y ago
    >> Everyone uses different operating systems, IDEs and dev tools. > How is this related to .gitignore? Exactly! I explained in the article (and video) people fill the repo git ignore with all their personal tools that generate files, for example .DS_Store, .Idea etc. This should go in their personal global git ignore >> This list will only keep growing, it will never end > Where's the problem? A random Facebook's repo has its gitignore file weigh 2KB[0]. Is this a problem? Have a look at some other projects. I explained in the article (and video) the file can be pages long with every possible combination and will only keep growing as new dev tools come out >> Is the “.gitignore” file competing with the “README.md” for the most updated file in the git repo? I hope not > Again, why is this a bad thing? As I explained in the article, it becomes a lot of work for the maintainers, to review, check for duplicate entries etc

eddiejaoude 2y ago

I don't like to rant, I like to have professional discussions. Than you for reading the article and for sharing the FB link with a git ignore example - the contents of the example file is not long because it doesn't have every dev tool possible, so I think you proved my point - so thank you :)

efilife 2y ago
Can you answer the questions?
- eddiejaoude 2y ago
  >> Everyone uses different operating systems, IDEs and dev tools. > How is this related to .gitignore? Exactly! I explained in the article (and video) people fill the repo git ignore with all their personal tools that generate files, for example .DS_Store, .Idea etc. This should go in their personal global git ignore >> This list will only keep growing, it will never end > Where's the problem? A random Facebook's repo has its gitignore file weigh 2KB[0]. Is this a problem? Have a look at some other projects. I explained in the article (and video) the file can be pages long with every possible combination and will only keep growing as new dev tools come out >> Is the “.gitignore” file competing with the “README.md” for the most updated file in the git repo? I hope not > Again, why is this a bad thing? As I explained in the article, it becomes a lot of work for the maintainers, to review, check for duplicate entries etc