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Re: [RFC] Common library for Git GUIs

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Abhijit Bhopatkar <bain@devslashzero.com>
Date
Feb 18, 2009, 06:02 UTC
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>> I think TortoiseGit need C\C++ git library, which should be also used
>> by git itself. Otherwise, it is difficult sync with git.
>
> I don't mean to reimplement a single bit of what is implemented in git
> itself. I want to factor out some stuff that is above git, only useful for
> _graphical_ user interfaces.
>

Ah!! Sorry i missed that detail in the orig long mail :( I still don't think it making things simpler. What you are proposing is yet one more abstraction. But me thinks cli abstraction is enough.

Abstractions at interface levels are usefull, abstractions at functional level (gui's vs clis) are complex and don't solv anything. BAIN

Previous: Jan HudecNext: Abhijit Bhopatkar
Message 10 of 15 in “[RFC] Common library for Git GUIs”
  1. Jan HudecFeb 16, 2009
  2. Guilhem BonnefilleFeb 17, 2009
  3. Jan HudecFeb 17, 2009
  4. Pieter de BieFeb 17, 2009
  5. Jan HudecFeb 17, 2009
  6. Johannes SchindelinFeb 17, 2009
  7. Jan HudecFeb 18, 2009
  8. Frank LiFeb 18, 2009
  9. Jan HudecFeb 18, 2009
  10. Abhijit BhopatkarFeb 18, 2009
  11. Abhijit BhopatkarFeb 18, 2009
  12. Fwd: [RFC] Common library for Git GUIsMarco Costalba, Feb 17, 2009
  13. Jan HudecFeb 17, 2009
  14. Marco CostalbaFeb 18, 2009
  15. David AguilarFeb 19, 2009

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