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What were your misconceptions about Git when you first started? (programming.dev)
submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by canpolat@programming.dev to c/git@programming.dev
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I used CVS and ClearCase before moving into Git, and it took me some time to adjust to the fact that the cost of branching in Git is much much less than ClearCase. And getting into the "distributed" mindset didn't happen overnight.

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[-] madcaesar@lemmy.world -2 points 4 months ago

Wft isn't there just a nice clean git UI that tells you in human terms what you are doing.

Command line interfaces suck ass.

[-] stanka@lemmy.ml 6 points 4 months ago

Learn git with the command line with examples and visual aids.

https://learngitbranching.js.org/

[-] madcaesar@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Thank you for sharing this.

I found this long time ago then lost the link.

[-] smeg@feddit.uk 4 points 4 months ago

I think the lack of UI is the main reason for all the jokes about git being horrible to learn. Fork is a pretty good client, and there are also some pretty good VSCode plugins to show you how all the commits and branches fit together.

[-] lysdexic@programming.dev -2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

think the lack of UI

Even git ships with git-ui. It's not great, but just goes to show how well informed and valid your criticism is.

https://git-scm.com/docs/git-gui/

[-] FizzyOrange@programming.dev 3 points 4 months ago

Tbf I've been using Git for at least 10 years and I only just discovered this. I think nobody talks about it because it doesn't show history which is 90% of the reason to use a Git GUI.

[-] lysdexic@programming.dev 1 points 4 months ago

I think nobody talks about it because it doesn’t show history

What do you mean it doesn't show history? It's perhaps the only thing it handles better than most third-party git GUIs.

[-] smeg@feddit.uk 0 points 4 months ago

git: 'gui' is not a git command. See 'git --help'.

If you're going to try to smack talk like Linus Torvalds then maybe check your facts first

[-] best_username_ever@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago

Sublime Merge is the best. Not easy but I’ve tried them all.

[-] FizzyOrange@programming.dev 1 points 4 months ago

I've tried them all. Didn't get on with Sublime Merge.

My recommendations:

  • GitX (sadly Mac only, and a confusing array of forks).
  • Git Extensions (which I avoided for ages because the terrible name makes it sound like it's just explorer shell extensions but it's actually a full GUI).
  • Git Graph VSCode extension

Most of the others are kind of crap IMO.

[-] Cyno@programming.dev 1 points 4 months ago

Git Fork is amazing

[-] whodatdair@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 4 months ago

I mean gitlab is pretty sweet

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