Comment by chx

> the supposedly obtuse interface makes a lot more sense when you approach it with an understanding of the fundamentals in hand.

Agreed. I always said the best git tutorial is https://www.sbf5.com/~cduan/technical/git/

> The conclusion I draw from this is that you can only really use Git if you understand how Git works. Merely memorizing which commands you should run at what times will work in the short run, but it’s only a matter of time before you get stuck or, worse, break something.