Re: [git-users] A plead for more meaningful syntax

2013-02-04 Thread Konstantin Khomoutov
On Sun, Feb 03, 2013 at 02:02:58PM -0500, Dale R. Worley wrote: From: Tristan Stanic tritanix.z...@gmail.com What is the reason the git developers use obscure syntax? This make the git learning curve uselessly complex. My belief is that the system grew over time, with many people

Re: [git-users] A plead for more meaningful syntax

2013-02-03 Thread Philip Oakley
From: Malusi Gcakasi malusi.gcak...@gmail.com Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2013 10:09 AM On 2/3/2013 8:02 AM, Les Nightingill wrote: It will help you a lot with the syntax to really understand the architecture and the data model. I'm also pretty new to using git, can you recommend any good

Re: [git-users] A plead for more meaningful syntax

2013-02-03 Thread Les Nightingill
well, yes of course, I agree, if there's a friendly UI like a light switch, then there's no compelling reason to understand electricity. But if you have to use pliers and screwdrivers to turn on the lights it's good to understand the basics of electrical circuits. On Feb 2, 2013, at 10:39 PM,

Re: [git-users] A plead for more meaningful syntax

2013-02-03 Thread Dale R. Worley
From: Tristan Stanic tritanix.z...@gmail.com What is the reason the git developers use obscure syntax? This make the git learning curve uselessly complex. My belief is that the system grew over time, with many people using it well before it reached the current state. Thus, whatever syntax

[git-users] A plead for more meaningful syntax

2013-02-02 Thread Tristan Stanic
Hi, I am learning Git at the moment. Very novice level. Just learn from this thread: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4850717/how-to-cancel-a-local-git-commit That to cancel the last local commit, you must type: *git reset --soft HEAD^ *. I would think that s simple syntax like: *git

Re: [git-users] A plead for more meaningful syntax

2013-02-02 Thread Les Nightingill
I think every one of us has asked this same question at some point early in our work with git. There have been many attempts to sweeten the syntax with sugar. But mostly we struggle through the abominable syntax and love git for it's great power and flexibility. It will help you a lot with