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Re: [PATCH 7/7] fast-forward: add help about merge vs. rebase

From
Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com>
Date
Jul 23, 2021, 20:14 UTC
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Philip Oakley wrote:
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> On 23/07/2021 18:10, Felipe Contreras wrote:
> >> It is good to have diagrams for the visual learners!
> > Actually, it seems there's no such thing as "visual learners" [1]; we
> > are all visual learners.
> >
> > Cheers.
> >
> >>> +    D---C---B---A---M master
> >>> +	 \	   /
> >>> +	  X---Y---+
> >>> +------------
> > [1] https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/04/the-myth-of-learning-styles/557687/
> It's a double myth, in that many try to suggest that a person has a
> single style (untrue), or that a single style is relevant in a
> particular context, when it should be that sometime individuals fail to
> learn (a particular item) when not provided with a particular style that
> would suit them in the moment. I.e the removal of a particular format
> (e.g. no visuals) will reduce the effectiveness of the manual (excepting
> the 'The pictures are better on radio' aphorism ;-).

The myth (as I understand it) is that people have a primary learning style (e.g. "I'm a visual learner").

The truth is that everyone benefits from multiple styles.

Either way--myth or no myth--I think we can agree it's better to have both text and visuals.

Cheers.
-- 
Felipe Contreras
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Message 12 of 12 in “fast-forward: new command with advice and documentation”
  1. 0/7 fast-forward: new command with advice and documentationFelipe Contreras, Jul 22, 2021
  2. 1/7 merge: improve fatal fast-forward messageFelipe Contreras, Jul 22, 2021
  3. 2/7 merge: add diverging advice for novicesFelipe Contreras, Jul 22, 2021
  4. 3/7 merge: make the diverging advise configurableFelipe Contreras, Jul 22, 2021
  5. 4/7 merge: split cmd_merge()Felipe Contreras, Jul 22, 2021
  6. 5/7 fast-forward: add new builtinFelipe Contreras, Jul 22, 2021
  7. 6/7 doc: fast-forward: explain what it isFelipe Contreras, Jul 22, 2021
  8. 7/7 fast-forward: add help about merge vs. rebaseFelipe Contreras, Jul 22, 2021
  9. Philip OakleyJul 22, 2021
  10. Felipe ContrerasJul 23, 2021
  11. Philip OakleyJul 23, 2021
  12. Felipe ContrerasJul 23, 2021

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