I finally admitted Git is actually worth the headache

Back in 2019 I was running a small freelance coding gig out of my apartment in Austin and kept thinking Git was just extra steps. I was saving files locally with filenames like "final_v3_actuallyfinal.js" all over my desktop. Then my laptop crashed and I lost 2 weeks of work because I had zero backup. That $400 recovery bill taught me real quick that version control isn't optional. Has anyone else fought learning Git for way too long?

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nathan5455mo ago

final_v3_actuallyfinal.js" is a classic lol I feel that pain. What nobody talks about is how Git forces you to write better commit messages which actually makes you think about your code more clearly. Once you get past the merge conflicts it becomes a solid habit that saves your butt way more than you'd expect.

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the_ryan5mo ago

Man, commit messages really do force you to think stuff through before breaking everything, @nathan545.

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