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skew4

This distinction between branches and bookmarks looks like one of the things missing the most from git. Grab a random branch from some place and try to guess whether the committer intends to rewrite it in the future or not: good luck.

For the rest: https://stevebennett.me/2012/02/24/10-things-i-hate-about-gi...

10 or even 20% performance is not a feature. But when tools or features get a few times faster or more then their usage model changes - which means they become different features.