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0 pointsMithaldu10y ago0 comments

> If I have to stop and THINK about the VCS every time I use it, or if it gives me some obscure "PC LOAD LETTER" type of response

I'm sorry, there is no kind way to say this without spending too much time i don't have.

You're making the same kind of argument i am hearing from older people in my family about newer hardware (tvs, phones, etc.). You see an initial learning curve and falsely assume that this curve will never flatten out and give way to easy and intuitive access to power.

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stickfigure10y ago

I've been using git for years and consider myself a fairly sophisticated git user, with a reasonably solid conceptual understanding of what goes on under the covers. I've even performed significant surgery on the jgit codebase (converting it to SHA256 for a security-related project - what a mess).

And yet I don't feel that the learning curve flattens out. I still end up getting wedged into states that send me scrambling for stackoverflow.

Git is incredibly powerful, which is why I use it. But the PC LOAD LETTER comment resonates strongly with me. We can embrace a tool while also acknowledging its faults.

recursive10y ago

I've spent more time learning git than I have spent learning all other VCS combined, of which there have been at least a few in my history. My mastery of git is significantly less than that of any other VCS I've used. Less powerful VCS are easier to use, and that can be a feature.

ams611010y ago

spending too much time i don't have

And yet here you are commenting on HN.

Well, I am older, actually. Maybe it's just part of what happens. I still miss my flip phone too. So much simpler....

MithalduOP10y ago

> And yet here you are commenting on HN.

In other words: I was close to leaving my upvote and walking away, but decided to not leave you wondering, since you DID spend some effort and thought in your post.

> Well, I am older, actually. Maybe it's just part of what happens. I still miss my flip phone too. So much simpler....

It's actually what happens. I'm feeling the same way about various things as i'm getting older. I can't be arsed to figure out what Docker is, for example. Ain't nobody got time for that. Otoh, i do realize that's just me and it's probably a great thing that i hope the sysadmins i work with will know to pick up and make use of its potential.

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