Re:Git Branches: Intuition and Reality
by ziyao_w on Thursday November 23, 2023 @11:33AM
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It's kind of funny to see Linus browbeaten other people into submission regardless of him being right or not, while claiming "I am always right".
A few counter points:
- `hg` has `cp`, and I believe both Meta and Google's internal systems have that;
- git has `mv`, which was added later, but it is really janky and git would forget files are moved which I think it is because git doesn't try to track that, likely because of the philosophy here;
- as for storing file moves - nobody said you *have* to use this information, but you can certainly use this information to help with things.
The whole thread is an interesting read though and I will try going through it someday - maybe doing that would change my mind.
A few counter points:
- `hg` has `cp`, and I believe both Meta and Google's internal systems have that; - git has `mv`, which was added later, but it is really janky and git would forget files are moved which I think it is because git doesn't try to track that, likely because of the philosophy here; - as for storing file moves - nobody said you *have* to use this information, but you can certainly use this information to help with things.
The whole thread is an interesting read though and I will try going through it someday - maybe doing that would change my mind.