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The way this question is framed suggests you might be hitting the same wall most people hit with difference.
Let me work through the most likely causes from most to least common.
**Most likely culprit:** a misunderstanding of the core requirement. This accounts for roughly 61% of cases I have seen.
**Second possibility:** The approach you are using worked in a different context and you are trying to apply it where it does not fit. difference has specific conditions where it works well and conditions where it falls apart.
**Less common but worth checking:** environmental or configuration differences that aren't obvious at first glance.
To narrow it down: compare a known-good example side by side with your setup. That will tell you which of these you are dealing with.
by kojotetteh6189
Honest take, because I wish someone had told me this earlier.
Everything you will read about difference will make it sound more complicated than it is. Here is what 8 years of working with difference has actually taught me.
The people who struggle most are the ones who overthink the entry point.
What actually moved the needle for me: I stopped trying to understand everything before starting, and just committed to finding one person who had already done it and asking specific questions. After that, things started moving much faster.
The one thing I would prioritise: find a concrete real-world use case for difference in your own life or work.
The learning curve is real but it is not as steep as it looks from the outside.
by muludemissie