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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
>
I don't know , maybe I learn differently , but
>'Watching someone type in commands, hitting "Pause", then trying it
> myself'
is intuitive for me :)
Michael Donaghy <mike@mikedonaghy.org>