Then you have a mess whatever revision control system you use. True, but some make it much easier than others. Git is one of the easy ones. I still say it's

Then you have a mess whatever revision control system you use. True, but some make it much easier than others. Git is one of the easy ones. I still say it's better to avoid that mess in the first place. The article addressed this, and concluded as follows: Here’s a general principle I would like my VCS to acknowledge: moving from the present point B to some desired point C should not require a change in behavior at point A in the past. More simply, the phrase: “you should have,” ought to set off alarm bells.