Re: [BUG] git checkout <branch> allowed with uncommitted changes

> > Lucky you. :P  The most likely reason for me is, I'm working on
> > something and I get interrupted and have to switch. Since the code
> > may well not even compile at this point, the last thing I want to do
> > is commit it. 
> "git stash" helps here
> With Git you can/have_to/must change your SVN-based habits.
> DO NOT BE AFRAID OF FREQUENT COMMITS!
> There are local until you push them.
> 
> >git's ability for that commit to be local is half the
> > reason I'm trying to switch to it.
> You always have a chance to modify/reedit you commits
> see "git commit --amend" and "git rebase [-i]"
> 
> I'm telling you it as an ex-SVN user.
> >(I'm not particularly keen on
> > having to commit broken code to even a local repo, but that's still
> > a hell of a lot better than having it pushed upstream as well).
> 
> Again, do not be afraid to commit your changes. Be afraid of losing
> your changes. Git makes everything (as other discussion participants
> already described) to keep your changes within workflow when you
> switch between branches often.
> 
> Read some books which are describe Git's usual (and effective)
> workflow, ProGit - http://progit.org/book/
> Version Contol by Example (there is a chapter about Git) -
> http://git-scm.com/course/svn.html