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This is really cool - I wish I'd had this for teaching git a few weeks ago. FYI - it looks like branch creation is broken. Creating a branch and following with

by robbles 13y ago

This is really cool - I wish I'd had this for teaching git a few weeks ago. FYI - it looks like branch creation is broken. Creating a branch and following with `git commit` gives the error "Not a good idea to make commits while in a detached HEAD state." It's not a detached HEAD, it's a branch.

scrollaway 13y ago
Purely anecdotal feedback coming up. This is somewhat old (like at least a year old I think). I've been using git for a pretty long time but as my main usage was on solo projects I was not at all making use of branches, rebasing and so on. I knew the concepts though but the entire thing was still a mix grey cloud for me up until a few months ago; even though I've had previous experience dealing with git internals (libgit and libgit2). I saw this site before and I thought it was very cool but it was not teaching me anything new. Although everything seems clear and simple, it is a representation I simply could not wrap my head around. It's like when you learn a new language: I know "libro" means "book" in spanish but I cannot associate it with the concept of a book, until I move to spain and speak the language. Then I got my new job. New git workflow and I had to use branches and rebasing in the field on an hourly basis. And ever since, everything clicked. Now that I see this link again, it is not only clear, it feels like I speak the language. All in all, I think this is a great piece of work, but pedagogically speaking, I think of it more as a visual cue to pair with the git actions when you do them than something to rely on.
Gazler 13y ago
Excuse the self promotion I wrote a tool aimed at teaching git at https://github.com/Gazler/githug https://github.com/Gazler/githug
- touristtam 13y ago
  ok, I need to download && install just to see a demo? Maybe you should create a demo page.

by robbles 13y ago

scrollaway 13y ago

Purely anecdotal feedback coming up. This is somewhat old (like at least a year old I think). I've been using git for a pretty long time but as my main usage was on solo projects I was not at all making use of branches, rebasing and so on. I knew the concepts though but the entire thing was still a mix grey cloud for me up until a few months ago; even though I've had previous experience dealing with git internals (libgit and libgit2). I saw this site before and I thought it was very cool but it was not teaching me anything new. Although everything seems clear and simple, it is a representation I simply could not wrap my head around. It's like when you learn a new language: I know "libro" means "book" in spanish but I cannot associate it with the concept of a book, until I move to spain and speak the language. Then I got my new job. New git workflow and I had to use branches and rebasing in the field on an hourly basis. And ever since, everything clicked. Now that I see this link again, it is not only clear, it feels like I speak the language. All in all, I think this is a great piece of work, but pedagogically speaking, I think of it more as a visual cue to pair with the git actions when you do them than something to rely on.

Gazler 13y ago

Excuse the self promotion I wrote a tool aimed at teaching git at https://github.com/Gazler/githug https://github.com/Gazler/githug

touristtam 13y ago
ok, I need to download && install just to see a demo? Maybe you should create a demo page.