From: Michael K. Edwards <medwards.linux@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2006 17:18:57 GMT
Subject: Re: A documentation to-do list
Message-ID: <f2b55d220611220918ud5071dcj2d5d23489d9d099f@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.63.0611221044180.30004@wbgn013.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de>

On 11/22/06, Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> wrote:
> So, finally my request: we should _organize_ the documentation such that
> your average Joe Programmer is able to get started with git in 1 minute.

I would modify that to a sort of "choose your own adventure" alternative:
    How to use git mindlessly (branchlessly) in 1 minute, by
pretending it's CVS with funny syntax;
vs.
    How git can make you a better programmer in 1 day, by encouraging
you to think about, experiment with, and comment on interactions
between how you and others are evolving a shared code base.

Cheers,