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Hey there, author here in case you folks have questions ๐๐ผ
Git has a steep learning curve and everyone has a different way of learning things. So, kudos for taking the time for trying to clarify things.
Some unsolicited feedback: Most of the time, I see people struggling with
git checkout
. And it's not without a reason.checkout
has too much responsibility. Or, to put it in a more nuanced way, from the plumbing point of view it has a single responsibility, but from the user's point of view it has many. So, I try to suggest usingswitch
andrestore
instead ofcheckout
when appropriate. But old habits die hard, I still usecheckout
for both of those things. I found a concise Stackoverflow answer. Maybe it would also clarify things for your audience?I wholeheartedly agree, I'll add this edit to my backlog !
I see that your blog focuses on Git. I'm not sure if you are aware, or not, but there is a Git community at https://programming.dev/c/git. Feel free to share links to your blogs.
It's not really that my blog focuses on git, rather than that's what I chose to get active again with :) I've got many posts drafted but decided to start with topics I'm well acquainted with and newbies feel are challenging. I'll post there !! Thanks ๐๐ผ