Re: Workflow for templates?

From: Philip Oakley <philipoakley@iee.org>
Date: Nov 10, 2012, 12:32 UTC
Message-ID: <E2479326E6B94EFEAEE8816FD926F36F@PhilipOakley>
In-Reply-To: <7f1bbe94-b3f6-4728-960d-19e89e8e4166@zcs>

From: "Enrico Weigelt" <enrico.weigelt@vnc.biz> Sent: Saturday, November 
10, 2012 10:29 AM

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>> This is often the key point that requires the 'new mindset'. Most
>> folk
>> use/used the directory heirarchy (subtle distinction with the .git
>> 'repo' directory heirarchy to be noted) as a way of separating
>> ownership
>> between groups. They find it very hard to undo the old mindset and
>> use
>> branches _instead of_ directories for the different group
>> configurations.
>
> hmm, is this really a psychological issue ?

Oh absolutely. It is very very hard to unlearn stuff, especially bad habits that have had to become ingrained to make them work adequately! It's like re-learning an alternative to a well loved mnemonic. "CLAP".

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> well, many years ago, i've seen a talk about git (maybe by linus 
> himself),
> which started with something like "forget everything you know abozt 
> scm" ...

Most folk don't know why the old way used to be right, and is now so wrong, so they can't rationalize the change. Hence find the change very difficult.

[Other than git..] Current SCM methods were established before the Titanic sank and are based on drawing office practice, and were transfered and applied to code printouts (which are simply machining instructions to a compiler). The modern zero cost replication of "Master" drawings/code printouts has destroyed the original reasons for the old practices (protect the aluable unique master). Similarly the new paradigm of "how can I verify that this is a proper copy of the master" isn't understood.

Definately a psychological issue when your whole world is being turned upside down ;-)