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A simple guide for getting started with git

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Re: A simple guide for getting started with git

#12

Post by skrebbel »

I don't get this. Sure, the tutorial looks very pretty, but it does not explain any concepts.

"Create a new repository." What is a repository? What do I do with it?

The HEAD is a tree "which points to the last commit you've made". Huh? A tree can point? The one in my garden can't. Also, what's a commit? I thought "commit" was a verb, not a noun.

And so on.

It's nice that people want to make something as complex as git accessible, so I applaud the effort. Nevertheless, this just makes me feel like a moron for not finding it simple. After all, the layout and the pictures make me feel like I should find it simple. But I don't, so it must be me, right? I think it's tutorials like these that keep people on TortoiseSVN.

Re: A simple guide for getting started with git

#13

Post by pixeldude »

skrebbel wrote: post #12

I don't get this. Sure, the tutorial looks very pretty, but it does not explain any concepts. "Create a new repository." What is a repository? What do I do with it? The HEAD is a tree "which points to the last commit you've made". Huh? A tree can point? The one in my garden can't. Also, what's a commit? I thought "commit" was a verb, not a noun. And so on. It's nice that people want to make something as complex as gi…

Thanks for your feedback! I completely understand your point. Maybe it would make sense to make another guide with an intro on Source Control Management systems and link it in the git guide. Currently, you need to have a little bit of knowledge on an SCM. But I will think about it.

Re: A simple guide for getting started with git

#14

Post by skrebbel »

pixeldude wrote: post #13
skrebbel wrote: post #12

I don't get this. Sure, the tutorial looks very pretty, but it does not explain any concepts. "Create a new repository." What is a repository? What do I do with it? The HEAD is a tree "which points to the last commit you've made". Huh? A tree can point? The one in my garden can't. Also, what's a commit? I thought "commit" was a verb, not a noun. And so on. It's nice that people want to make something as complex as gi…

Thanks for your feedback! I completely understand your point. Maybe it would make sense to make another guide with an intro on Source Control Management systems and link it in the git guide. Currently, you need to have a little bit of knowledge on an SCM. But I will think about it.

Hmm, I'm not sure "having a little knowledge on an SCM" does the trick. Let's assume that I've used subversion for years (which surely is SCM). Therefore, for instance, I know that a repository is something on a server that can hold all relevant for my current team (we'll checkout a subdir for each of subproject). Also, I know that committing means sending a change to the server. I also know that I can lock a file and then nobody else can commit it, handy!

The meaning of nearly all SCM-related terms in your tutorial are highly git-specific. Making an SCM intro does not really help that. You need to make a git intro.

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