That's fine and I have no argument against using the CLI. However there is no *need* to use the CLI most of the time, you can devise and follow a workflow that almost never requires the CLI, many developers living in an IDE will appreciate this and be more productive, I can honestly say that the CLI clouded my understanding of Git initially and this is partly due to the unfriendly way the many commands are documented.
I just think it's not good for Git adoption to compel users to use the CLI, this can alienate them and make Git an explicit part of their work rather than an implicit, enabling them to focus on their work. On Monday, February 6, 2017 at 12:33:30 PM UTC-7, John McKown wrote: > > On Mon, Feb 6, 2017 at 1:26 PM, Magnus Therning <mag...@therning.org > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> >> Hugh Gleaves <hugh.g...@gmail.com <javascript:>> writes: >> >> > SmartGit is the best way to begin working with Git, it is much less >> > confusing that the (poorly explained) command line stuff, plenty of >> > time for command line later, most developers here rarely if ever need >> > to use command line. >> >> That may be true for some, but not all. Personally I found the command >> line, augmented with some aliases, *much* easier to grasp than any GUI. >> For me it was the same with CVS, SVN, P4, Mercurial, TLA, ... different >> strokes for different folks ;) >> > > I like to use the CLI as much as possible. Mainly because I like to > "script" things. Scripting a GUI is a PITA. GUI are very nice for people > who don't really want or need to become an "expert". But doing everything > in a GUI tends to (I think) make people "lazy" so that they don't really > become interested in the "underpinning". Which may be just fine for most > programmers. They need to have a good knowledge of their application domain > and the tools & languages to write & debug application code. Much like I > am with a car - I know how to drive & how to put gas into it. I don't even > change my own oil. And I don't really care what the embedded computer is > doing so long as I get where I want to go. > > > >> >> > Finally I'm astonished that there is no Git forum out there, Github >> > don't provide one and Git itself is archaic (mailing lists) and >> > Syntervo rely on this Google group, we need a Git forum where everyone >> > and anyone using Git can get answers to questions. >> >> There's this email list, IRC and stack overflow, what other fora do you >> want? >> >> /M >> >> -- >> Magnus Therning OpenPGP: 0x927912051716CE39 >> email: mag...@therning.org <javascript:> jabber: mag...@therning.org >> <javascript:> >> twitter: magthe http://therning.org/magnus >> >> The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Git for human beings" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to git-users+...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > Our calculus classes are an integral part of your education. > > Maranatha! <>< > John McKown > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Git for human beings" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to git-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
