I hear him on the added overhead of build tools, testing tools, ticket trackers, code review, and the like. They have their place, but I wouldn't describe them as 'fun'.
But for me, Git is integral to writing code. I couldn't image writing code without version control. Git makes experimenting risk free and encourages me to try things and move quickly. There is no risk of breaking anything because you can always go back to the previous working state.
There are other tools that are surely just as good or better than Git, but I'm pretty convinced it is a 40 year technology, much like Unix or Vim. It's worth the time to get really, really good at Git. I see it no differently than learning how to use a decent text editor.
"Git makes experimenting risk free and encourages me to try things and move quickly. There is no risk of breaking anything because you can always go back to the previous working state."
Having built a large project without version control I can safely say git is the best thing to ever happen to my coding productivity and enjoyment.
Without version control my anxiety goes through the roof any time I have to work on a large codebase.
But for me, Git is integral to writing code. I couldn't image writing code without version control. Git makes experimenting risk free and encourages me to try things and move quickly. There is no risk of breaking anything because you can always go back to the previous working state.
There are other tools that are surely just as good or better than Git, but I'm pretty convinced it is a 40 year technology, much like Unix or Vim. It's worth the time to get really, really good at Git. I see it no differently than learning how to use a decent text editor.