Hi Simon, On 12/08/2010 12:45 AM, Simon Peyton-Jones wrote:
I have personal experience of git, because I co-author papers with git users. I am not very technologically savvy, but my failure rate with git is close to 100%. Ie I can do the equivalent of 'pull' or 'push' but I fail at everything else with an incomprehensible error message. Maybe I just need practice (or more diligence), but I really don't understand git's underlying model, despite trying, and reading several tutorials. If anyone has a favourite "how to understand git" doc, do point me at it.
If you still are looking for git docs (or christmas gifts, for that matter ;), I've heard good things about Pro Git: http://www.amazon.com/Pro-Git-Scott-Chacon/dp/1430218339/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1293052240&sr=8-1