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What were your misconceptions about Git when you first started? (self.git)
submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by canpolat to c/git
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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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[–] RonSijm 18 points 10 months ago (5 children)

I think a common misconception is that there's a "right way to do git" - for example: "we must use Gitflow, that's the way to do it".

There are no strict rules for how you should use git, it's just a tool, with some guidelines what would probably work best in certain scenarios. And it's fine diverge from those guidelines, add or remove some extra steps depending on what kinda project or team-structure you're working in.

If you're new to Git, you probably shouldn't just lookup Gitflow, structure your branches like that, and stick strictly to it. It's gonna be a bit of trial-and-error and altering the flow to create a setup that works best

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (2 children) 
git add .
git commit -a
git push
[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

At that point you might as well add an alias that does all these three things.

[–] SpeakinTelnet 5 points 10 months ago

alias fuckit="git add . && git commit -a && git push -f"

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