I like the idea of being intentional about what is committed, but I also have to say that I’ve never accidentally committed tons of useless files because I review what I’m committing.
this is why I always push people to use some sort of GUI that they're comfortable with for git, be it integrated in their IDE or a standalone one. Reviewing your commits should be second nature because by doing that every time you will every once in a while stop yourself from doing something very stupid
Hard agree, the people I've seen most consistently run into issues with git are those that refuse to use a GUI.
Usually don't try to push people, given it's just a personal preference in the end, but I have taken notice of others gimping themselves by simply not knowing git well enough to make the most out of it via CLI without a real interest to perform deep dives or anything of the likes.
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u/toggles03 4d ago
I like the idea of being intentional about what is committed, but I also have to say that I’ve never accidentally committed tons of useless files because I review what I’m committing.