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What were your misconceptions about Git when you first started? (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 5 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 5 months ago

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

https://learngitbranching.js.org/

[-] madcaesar@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Thank you for sharing this.

I found this long time ago then lost the link.

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