There's one of these articles at least once per week that makes it to top of HN. When are we collective going to come to the realization that Git is a corded drill in a battery-powered drill world?
Don't get me wrong, version control is necessary. Obviously. But if a plumber, a word-worker or some other artisan used a tool that required a weekly "It's okay, you'll catch on eventually" article, we would have never got out of the Dark Ages.
It's time for an intervention. It's time to take seriously the friction and frustrations it creates. Yes, it has redeeming qualities. But it's time to stop looking past those and do something about them (other than another article such as this one).
Don't get me wrong, version control is necessary. Obviously. But if a plumber, a word-worker or some other artisan used a tool that required a weekly "It's okay, you'll catch on eventually" article, we would have never got out of the Dark Ages.
It's time for an intervention. It's time to take seriously the friction and frustrations it creates. Yes, it has redeeming qualities. But it's time to stop looking past those and do something about them (other than another article such as this one).