Re: [Census] So who uses git?
On Tue, Jan 31, 2006 at 11:21:52AM -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> Now, I do agree. I don't actually like hiding the index too much.
> Understanding the index is _invaluable_ whenever you're doing a merge with
> conflicts, and understanding what tools are available to you to resolve
> those conflicts.
This is precisely the experience I've had explaining GIT to
folks moving to it. The simplest workflow (clone; hack one file, commit
one file) is so similar to CVS/Subversion/Anything that it's immediately
understood. But when pull, push, merge, and any non-linear history are
discussed, I have to describe the index and the commit/tree layout.
Once I do, they get it.
> So I'm actually of the "revel in the index" camp (as could probably be
> guessed by the original tutorial).
I'm going to second this, from a real-world "explain it to
others" standpoint.
Joel
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