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Re:Do we think of Git commits as diffs, snapshots, and/or hi... by ikari_pl on Saturday January 06, 2024 @02:10AM (#38889205)
I'd argue that you intuitively do. When driving, you know when to press it lightly, and when more, as well as what the expected result will be.

That would mean, I think, that the implementation details are irrelevant, because it's abstracted well enough to serve its purpose - and it's so easy that usually the FIRST driving lesson takes you into actual traffic (at least in Poland).

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Re:Do we think of Git commits as diffs, snapshots, and/or hi... by charcircuit on Saturday January 06, 2024 @02:30AM (#38889307)
I disagree. I see it as a control system. I have a target acceleration and I have to change the input to the system to hone in on my target acceleration. I don't intuitively know how to accelerate at 10 mph / s. But by watching a guage I could be the control system that tries to do so.
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