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What were your misconceptions about Git when you first started?

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What were your misconceptions about Git when you first started?

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Git@programming.devEnglish · 7 months ago

I used CVS and ClearCase before moving into Git, and it took me some time to adjust to the fact that the cost of branching in Git is much much less than ClearCase. And getting into the “distributed” mindset didn’t happen overnight.

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If there was actually a persistent productivity hit from its interface, one of the weird wrappers would have taken off, and replaced it.

How many use a GUI or text editor plugin (eg magit) for git? AFAICT, such things, as a category, are rather popular.

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