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We all have been there... For the beginner it's easy to mess things up. What are your horror stories with Git?

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Easily create video animations (.mp4) of your Git commit history, directory from your Git repo.

checkout is one of the most confusing commands for new comers. This Stackoverflow explains how it can be replaced with switch and restore.

• git switch can now be used to change branches, as git checkout <branchname> does
• git restore can be used to reset files to certain revisions, as git checkout -- <path_to_file> does

Have you ever used git bisect? If so, how did you use it? Did it help you find a problem which would otherwise be difficult to find? Story time, I guess?

Which courses or tutorials helped you most to improve your understanding of Git? Can you recommend and free/paid resources to beginners?

We are considering using C4 for our architecture diagrams. Many diagramming tools (including Structurizr which was developed specifically for it) support C4. I wonder if there are others that use it and I would like to hear your experiences.

My initial assessment is as follows:

Pros

• Diagram as code is a great way to keep things open to change.
• It allows for better versioning
• It enforces semantics into the diagrams. Instead of just thinking in terms of boxes and arrows, one need to dig deeper

Cons

• It has a relative steep learning curve (one needs to study the DSL even though the end result is just boxes and arrows)
• The tooling is not perfect. One needs to run a docker container to be able to navigate within the diagram (solution: there is also a SaaS offering)
• Its view of architecture is somewhat limiting. It doesn't seem to be catered for augmenting the diagrams with other forms of diagrams (flowcharts, etc.) or text.