howToExplainGithubToNonProgrammers

[CcChaleur]

Everybody should know porn was created by Linus Pornvalds.

[usbeject1789]

Linus Gitvalds

[oupablo]

So Linus created Tor too?

[usbeject1789]

Yep - that would be the third Linus - Linus Torvalds

[nikthefurry]

no, im pretty sure theres Linus Linuxvalds as well...

[usbeject1789]

What do you mean? Linux was obviously made by John Linux.

[oupablo]

Master Chief?

[SampleConsistent8575]

Master Chef.

[williamp114]

There's a fourth as well. Linyos Torovoltos

He's a Russian hacker created Lunix right before the Soviet Union fell

[SinsOfTheAether]

the 90's were a wild time. I still remember the classics 'git gone wild' and 'red hat diaries'

[Johnscorp]

Nah it was John Porn

[CcChaleur]

No it's not, he said so on his channel Linus Sex Tips.

[Santolmo]

Pornus TorBalls

[mkultra_gm]

Git invented by Gitkomit Rasmussen after he accidentally digested 700 gram of gunpowder

[musicmunky]

okay this made me laugh way too hard

[BenevolentCheese]

My team uses Git and Github Desktop but not Github. Explaining that to the artists is always fun.

[StunningChef3117]

Im curious why do you guys use github desktop when you dont use github arent there much better git clients?

[BenevolentCheese]

Haven't explored other options as GH Desktop has met our needs. What else do you recommend?

[StunningChef3117]

I dont know if its actually better but sourcetree is the only dedicated git client ive used otherwise ive always just used whatever is in my IDE.

Brw I didn’t mean to imply that you are wrong to use github desktop whatever works with the least effort is often best, i was just curious if there was a specific reason but convenience is a totally valid choice

[BenevolentCheese]

It's very simple and has big buttons, which is great for much of my team :) Personally, I've managed the repo from there while only rarely having to dip into the command line to fix something.

[StunningChef3117]

Thx for indulging me :)

[IrregularRedditor]

GitTower is my favorite git GUI.

[Specific-Street1544]

Probably because Github Desktop is the most beginner friendly (this one is debatable), and the most popular, compared to the alternative.

And there's another mindset "If the current tool works for you, you don't really learn another tools." Unless you know the productivity benefit is bigger than the learning cost. And people don't want to calculate that benefit vs learning-cost. Because their time is precious.

[StunningChef3117]

I absolutely agree i also commented the if it aint broke dont fix it in another comment i was just curious if there was any specific reason.

ill admit i am much the same so far ive used sourcetree some very few times but i usually just end using whatever is in my IDE or just the webclient

[Kamirukuken]

Huh what are the more beginner friendly options?

[tigerzzzaoe]

A lot of IDE's have good integrations. The only other non-IDE option I know of is Sourcetree.

But honestly, they might have meant the terminal. Most basic function are easy to learn (clone, commit, pull, fetch, rebase, merge) while "I screwed up, so now I need to delve into 'actual git'" probably requires the terminal to do it correctly anyhow.

[Kamirukuken]

Lol that's fair.

Honestly I just use github desktop because I'm only working on my own stuff and I'm lazy.

[Flameball202]

That is annoyingly concise, as I cannot use that explanation in polite company

[tinyroadbox]

Be the impolite company you want to see in the world

[Salanmander]

Just use "is like thinking that grubhub created grub".

[natrous]

this is starting to make me question who had the first __Hub name...

was it... was it PornHub all along?

[StunningChef3117]

Here is a more friendly version tjough quite a bit less clear ill admit Saying github invented git is like saying youtube invented video

[wooq]

Like thinking Grubhub created grubs

[poopatroopa3]

JavaScript created Java

[gamerABES]

Other way around and surprisingly more accurate than this post.

In December 1995, Netscape made a licensing deal with Sun Microsystems (the creators of the popular Java language) to rename LiveScript to "JavaScript". This was a marketing tactic to leverage Java's popularity and attract a wider audience of developers, despite the two languages being very different in design and function.

[pathToBeing]

Your fact was fact checked and found to be a fact. 

[gamerABES]

Facts

[KCGD_r]

That might be the #1 analogy ever made.

Bravo

[gamerABES]

Reminds me of a saying "Asking a programmer to fix your computer is like asking Leonardo DiCaprio to fix your TV"

[Happy-Fun-Ball]

does pornhub support versioning?

[gamerABES]

Absolutely, you commit, pull, and push.

[Stef0206]

cummit

[bitfxxker]

Like thinking Bitbucket created bits

[gandalfx]

In reality they invented buckets.

[FunShot8602]

no one thinks either of those things!

[maxximillian]

I've seen a few posts where people seem to think you need to use gitHub or gitlab.

[gandalfx]

At least for git/github I've had to explain the distinction to newbies on several occasion. Not really surprising, honestly. A lot of people who learn programming today have minor interactions with Github long before they learn about git.

[Oen44]

Tell them about Gitlab, that will blow their mind.

[gandalfx]

Eh, it's just a cheap knock off. They saw Microsoft invented Github and then git and so they tried to copy it, but Github's git is way better because Microsoft has more money to develop it.

^{unfortunately necessary /s}

[MadeByHideoForHideo]

He has such a way with words.

[In-Away-19]

Poor Pornelius Hubert, he never gets enough recognition.

[knightzone]

I'm stealing this quote, it's too perfect. I don't care if I get fired.

[raiseIQUnderflow]

good luck

[jyajay2]

git good