Re: On the popularity of git [Was: Git question: when using branches, how does git treat working files when changing branches?]

[Andreas Schwab]

Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden> writes:

> _That_ is the single most important problem with Git that begets all
> the other problems in usability and user-friendliness: it doesn't give
> a damn about established VCS practices and mnemonics, and breaks them
> all one after another.

That is also its biggest strength, because it opens up the possibility
to do new workflows that were cumbersome or impossible within the limits
of the established VCS practices.

Andreas.

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