Finally, a "learning to code" article that actually mentions version control and its importance.
Of course it's an extra thing to learn when all a beginner wants to do is get something cool (often a website or game) working quickly. But what happens when that beginner wants to experiment? "Fail fast" is meaningless if those fast failures irreparably break that simple, cool website or game that used to work. Fail fast means the ability to reset (or even revert) or stash or branch and keep moving.
Of course it's an extra thing to learn when all a beginner wants to do is get something cool (often a website or game) working quickly. But what happens when that beginner wants to experiment? "Fail fast" is meaningless if those fast failures irreparably break that simple, cool website or game that used to work. Fail fast means the ability to reset (or even revert) or stash or branch and keep moving.