I am a full-time software developer and everytime I need to merge or rebase, I Google the commands… just in case
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the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
This whole thread makes me feel so much better about my struggles with github as a non-developer. I thought it was just me being an idiot
lethargic_lemming@lemmy.world 8 months ago
emergencybird@lemmy.world 8 months ago
If it makes you feel even better, I’m a software engineer and I had lots of trouble learning to use GitHub and git, it’s embarrassing to admit it but I’m super glad I learned!
zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
Git isn’t properly taught. I’ve studied programming both in college and in a boot camp, and both times they rushed right over git, showing only the bare essentials. This left me unprepared for the real world. I didn’t know how to do basic stuff like exclude files or even undo changes.
It’s so complex, they really should have a separate class for it.
GBU_28@lemm.ee 8 months ago
Just pull!
antonim@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 months ago
Same. I learned about the ‘releases’ section only recently thanks to some kind Lemmy user (kinder than some I’ve seen on Lemmy and reddit discussing this same image, some people are openly supporting gatekeeping of software).
Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 8 months ago
If it helps, even devs have problems following the install instructions.
It could be for a lot of reasons. Usually it’s because it’s open source and we can’t test it for every possible configuration.
Me in particular, all my application projects don’t include node versions, and assume Linux. Even I forget that sometimes if I’m loading a old project and suddenly it doesn’t build, and I have to futz around for an hour eupdating packages.
iorale@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 months ago
This is why I was told to always write instructions or documentation for dummies, because we never know who is going to use them and it might come back to bite us in the ass. Seems to be a rare thing, since most of the tutorials or instructions I’ve seen during my life (real and Internet) assume people know or omit important details that seem minor or the formatting is terrible (use screencaps if possible, make it easier for everyone).
corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
Well, that’s just a better security stance against supply-chain attack right there.