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What were your misconceptions about Git when you first started? (programming.dev)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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 -3 points 2 years 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 2 years ago

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

https://learngitbranching.js.org/

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

Thank you for sharing this.

I found this long time ago then lost the link.

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

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

[-] FizzyOrange@programming.dev 1 points 2 years 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 2 years ago

Git Fork is amazing

[-] whodatdair@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 2 years ago

I mean gitlab is pretty sweet

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