You don't have to if you don't want to. But it's by far the easiest way to understand things. It's not actually complicated. The whole point of git is the weir

You don't have to if you don't want to. But it's by far the easiest way to understand things. It's not actually complicated. The whole point of git is the weird database. I'd tell you to go use another system if you don't like it, but that's not really an option anymore. So I'd instead just suggest that you do yourself a favor and spend an hour learning about it; you'll be far more effective as a result.