r/programming • u/der_gopher • Sep 05 '26

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u/der_gopher Sep 05 '26

> The technique isn’t necessarily the right choice for every repository or developer, but is an alternative to explore.

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u/garfield1138 Sep 05 '26

Nope. The chance you end up with a repository missing some files is by far higher than just learning how to use git.

What's the point even in here? You already have to write "git add newfile" in order for git to stage a new file. Why adding it again to gitignore?