git is not "the fundamentals". It's a tool that's very difficult to learn but we... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		Tomis02 27 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: You already have a Git server git is not "the fundamentals". It's a tool that's very difficult to learn but we are forced to use because "it won" at some point. Git's difficulty is NOT intrinsic; it could be a much better tool if Torvalds were better at UX. In short, I don't blame people who don't want to "learn git". They shouldn't have to learn it anymore than one learns to use a browser or Google docs.

bitbasher 27 days ago [–]

Git isn't fundamental, but version control is. If you're doing development without it, you're making a mistake.

You're likely using a VCS, which is likely git (or jj, hg, fossil, tfs, etc).

Therefore, you should know how to use whatever you're using. It shouldn't be "invisible" to you.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact