Re: Git Screencast ?
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Johannes Gilger <heipei@hackvalue.de>
- Date
- Nov 23, 2007, 10:14 UTC
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On 22/11/07 20:47, Michael Donaghy wrote:
> Yes thank you , although a screen cast would still be ideal , the > documentation is very good, > also , what do you think of git-gui ? , I think it is the best one
Hi Michael,
I think you're trying to hide the complexity of git. The problem with graphical tools is that they hide complexity from the user, which in some cases is only possibly/good if the user has understood the underlying principles already. Also I think that there are many things which can be done much quicker using a command-line than any gui (as all of the people here will agree). Git is not Time-Machine (this thing from Apple). It is also no good idea to try to view git from a svn's point of view, or try to compare commands. It took me a while to get over that and accept that git is different. I was frustated (and still am sometimes) but i finally understood the whole concept.
About screencasts: I haven't watched that many screencasts in general, but I can hardly imagine that they are better way of teaching things than reading a manual. Watching someone type in commands, hitting "Pause", then trying it myself doesn't seem more intuitive to me than just reading a manual and typing the commands given in regular intervals. Maybe someone can enlighten me about the use of screencasts (in a command-line environment).
Greetings, Jojo
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