Re: Git Documentation

From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Jul 22, 2008, 16:07 UTC
Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.1.00.0807221705150.8986@racer>
In-Reply-To: <76718490807220847i298f256bm4c3f85bfde079ee2@mail.gmail.com>

Hi,

On Tue, 22 Jul 2008, Jay Soffian wrote:

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> On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 7:40 AM, Johannes Schindelin
> <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> wrote:
> > Most people hate to know the internals.  They buy the car, and never 
> > want to look inside the motor compartment.  They buy wine, and never 
> > want to know how it is made.  They buy an iPod and never want to know 
> > who assembles it, and how, and in what environment.
> 
> I agree with this. And I like the top-down approach. Nonetheless, I 
> think there are a few git concepts that are important to understand. 
> Specifically, I don't think you can use git without understanding the 
> index.

I do not see that the index is an internal. I see that the term "index" is. So I think about not even bothering to mention it in my first two Git lessons.

And you would be surprised to learn that I personally know a few people who use Git happily _without_ knowing any internals. Now guess why: was it because I explained a few easy-to-grasp commands, or because I made it pretty complicated but thorough? Exactly.

Ciao, Dscho