Julia EvansNov 23, 2023

reading online discussions about git is always really funny because 50% of the people are like "i don't understand git" and the other 50% say “no you just have to understand git is a directed acyclic graph where branches are pointers to commits" and nobody learns anything

(the discussions we've been having on here have been going MUCH better than this and I'm very grateful for that)

Show threadJulia EvansNov 23, 2023
git discussion bingo card
Show threadMichael W Lucas Nov 23, 2023

@b0rk I must admit, I am taking deep joy in your experience of the git deep dive. Mainly because it validates my deep dive experience. ;-)

And hey, maybe--MAYBE--your zine will drive me to stop using RCS and CVS.

Show threadJulia EvansNov 23, 2023
@mwl i mean if CVS works for you it works
Show threadJulia EvansNov 23, 2023
@mwl the other day i was asking people about preferred text editors and 2 people told me entirely seriously that they prefer ed to vim because it's what they're used to
Show threadDale Emery
@b0rk @mwl Somebody should write a book about how to master ed. ;-)
Nov 23, 2023 at 6:35pmWeb
Show threadMichael W Lucas Nov 23, 2023
@dhemery @b0rk nobody is THAT daft
Show threadThe DoctorNov 23, 2023
@mwl @dhemery @b0rk I think it already exists. It's just ages out of print. I think it was one of the very, very early O'Reilly books.
Show threadDale EmeryNov 23, 2023

@drwho @b0rk My post was an in joke: @mwl wrote a book called Ed Mastery.

I probably shouldn’t post in jokes in public places. Sorry about that.

Show threadThe DoctorNov 23, 2023

@dhemery @b0rk @mwl I'm sorry. I didn't pick up that it was a joke, because I vaguely remember finding a book about `ed` at Borders way back when but didn't buy it because I was already using pico.

(I did, however, buy the book about lex and yacc on that particular trip.)

(Also, my sense of humor is kind of messed up right now. Think I'm going to turn it off before it gets me in more trouble.)

Show threadMichael W Lucas Nov 23, 2023

@drwho @dhemery @b0rk

No worries! We're all good.

Show threadJulia EvansNov 23, 2023
@dhemery @mwl i gave a guest lecture recently in a class where i i used the ed book as a good example of how humor is important in technical writing
Show threadMichael W Lucas Nov 23, 2023
@b0rk @dhemery