alt Hacker NewsIn fairness to GP, they said VCS, not Git, even if they are somewhat synonomous today. Other VCSes did support graph histories.
Still, "3rd dimension" code reasoning (backwards in time) has never been merged well with code editing.
In fairness to GP, they said VCS, not Git, even if they are somewhat synonomous today. Other VCSes did support graph histories.
Still, "3rd dimension" code reasoning (backwards in time) has never been merged well with code editing.
> Other VCSes did support graph histories.
Yes, git ain't the only one, but apart from interface difference, they are pretty much compatible in what they allow you to record in the history, I think?
Part of the problem here is that we use git for two only weakly correlated purposes:
- A history of the code
- Make nice and reviewable proposals for code changes ('Pull Request')
For the former, you want to be honest. For the latter, you want to present a polished 'lie'.