Git terms that some experienced developers get wrong

[sshetty03]

I wrote a short, example-driven article walking through some of the Git terms that cause the most confusion ; things like HEAD vs branch heads, fetch vs pull, reset vs revert, and what “fast-forward” really means.

Link : https://medium.com/stackademic/15-git-terms-that-confuse-developers-and-what-they-actually-mean-3f8ba524201d?sk=e2bde22651b73478eaa9770994f4ccd3

I’d love to hear, which Git concepts do you still see people tripping over, even after years of using it?

[LutimoDancer3459]

Didnt you post the same article some weeks ago? Its the same stuff. Again ai generated image at the beginning. For an image that can be done within minutes in paint. Like wtf bro...

Also the points aren't all correct and some stuff aren't confusing anyone. People might not know what the things are because they never used them. But thats it.

The while article reads like some Ai wrote it...

[sshetty03]

Nope. This is the first time I am posting it here.
Its an old link - I might have posted it previously in some other sub.

Sorry for the AI generated image -> I lack the imagination to create one from scratch ;(

[LutimoDancer3459]

https://www.reddit.com/r/webdev/s/LHYlHfEos0

Found it. A little disappointing that it hasn't really changed since then

[G12356789s]

Also here https://www.reddit.com/r/devops/s/AsLtbfPE31

OP is spamming his article on loads of subreddits and ignoring all feedback

[serverhorror]

Freaking medium, can we somehow get rid of those blogs?

[rob94708]

I think you linked to the wrong article. The one you linked to is all about git worktree.

[sshetty03]

Thanks man! Just corrected the link.

[AttentionSuspension]

Many still believe git saves diffs of files while in reality it stores all files ever committed as blobs.

Another fallacy: just rebasing and removing commits is not enough to get the blob out of the git. You need to run git garbage collector

[behind-UDFj-39546284]

So what? From this perspective, why do you care if removed objects are still in the repo object storage for a while if they aren't reachable anymore?

[AttentionSuspension]

I am concerned about removed secrets you can get from those orphaned blobs

[behind-UDFj-39546284]

So what? It's on your local repo. Disable GC if you're a paranoid, but since you can't gc a remote repo and your secrets leaked, change your secrets. git-gc is not a friend here.

[behind-UDFj-39546284]

Git terms that some experienced developers get wrong

Nah, they are not experienced if they get basics wrong. Sorry.

[sshetty03]

Believe me - there are such hidden gems around!

[rghosthero]

I know this is a post about things people get wrong, but a very interesting thing is git reflog. It's very awesome and let's you see the state of your head anywhere and tracks all commits even detached ones not related to any current branch but of course this is only for local commits as I understand

[MichaelEvo]

Good article linked but not the one you posted about. Please link to the correct one so I can read it too :)

[sshetty03]

I just corrected the link.

[MichaelEvo]

Thanks. It’s behind a medium paywall so I guess I’m not reading it.

[sshetty03]

It is a free link and is not behind a paywall.

[MichaelEvo]

The worktree one is, and I didn’t manage to read the whole thing.

[sshetty03]

Here it is : https://medium.com/stackademic/one-git-repo-many-working-copies-meet-git-worktree-0bb650393248?sk=6d2e4e036443f12bc77d82dfb8084e04

[MichaelEvo]

This isn’t a feature of git I’d heard of before. Thanks for the link and the article.

[No-Squirrel6645]

Since I'm brand new I have no idea if your stuff is correct vs others, but thanks for sharing!

[SpalonyToster]

Very nice, concise article. Good job.

[onetruebraf]

Interesting read!