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With all due respect, could it be that people use only a very limited subset of git features (that are simple to use) and/or still don't understand how the feat
by kyberias 13y ago
With all due respect, could it be that people use only a very limited subset of git features (that are simple to use) and/or still don't understand how the features _really_ work. Personally, I've several times thought I understand git only to realize later that I've been mistaken although I've been relatively successful in using it. I hope that makes sense. :)
- Thrall 13y agoI found this to be one of git's greatest strengths; Beyond the basics, it doesn't force you to use features you don't need or want. Initially, I just committed snapshots in a single branch. Later, I found I wanted to do something experimental, so I learnt to branch, and so on… Now, I would miss git's more advanced features if they weren't there, but when I started, I distinctly remember thinking, "For now, I just want to be able to change my code non-destructively, so I can easily revert it if I make mistakes". Git did that, and did it well.