[DECIDED] Use git from VSCode, investigate if it works

[richelbilderbeek]

Currently, we teach how to use git from the command line, which currently takes around 4 hours (and this may not be enough, according to #126). However, the course is not about git. Instead, the course is about version control and why version control is important.

To get closer to this ideal: VS Code has a very nice git plugin built-in, where it is mostly button mashing to get the thing to work. Hardest part will be us teaching where to click :-)

What about we use that one instead?

[richelbilderbeek]

I'd vote to only use git from VSCode. This will simplify the prereqs and teaching too 👍

[bclaremar]

It is good!

However, what was the reason why we did not want it in November course?

[richelbilderbeek]

However, what was the reason why we did not want it in November course?

As far as I remember, this was because back then, one had to install the git plugin. where no, a user always has it.

Also maybe because VSCode seems a lot more polished nowadays: for me, it used to feel clunky, now it feels smooth.

[richelbilderbeek]

It seems like that this issue has been decided upon, as the version control teacher agrees 👍 . I unassign Lars and remove the 'Discuss in meeting' label 👍

[richelbilderbeek]

I've added this decision a bit to the prereqs.

[richelbilderbeek]

    - Agreed
    - Should we show CLI at all? Or just click through things?
        - L + R: click through things, to spend less time on git commands
        - B: will test how well this idea would work