Re:Visual Git
by _ph_ on Monday November 01, 2021 @03:58AM
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Sorry, I have difficulties parsing your statement. While the term plumbing might be understandable by itself, porcellain certainly isn't, until you are explained the metaphor of porcellain and plumbing in this context. It just isn't efficient to come up with new terms for things which have to explained to any newcome to the project. As I wrote in another post, it is nothing I haven't been guilty of myself, but am trying to avoid.
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> I have difficulties parsing your statement
The underlying idea is: as a hacker, and as a first step, the onus is on you to come up with the explanation‡ yourself, not expect the burden of education on somebody else's back to be carried towards you. Same goes for other (potential) git users in a similar situation. It is okay to disagree with this, but then one would mark oneself as a member of the out-group. HTH; HAND
‡ We are blessed to live in the information age. The explanation is abundant and easy to find, literally within seconds: <https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Internals-Plumbing-and-Po...> <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6976473/what-does-the-te...>
You could have just said "RTFM" to be condescending and concise.