Yes, I think this article is coming at it from the wrong end. Git is hardly the problem here, nor is it going to provide the solution. The problem seems to be

Yes, I think this article is coming at it from the wrong end. Git is hardly the problem here, nor is it going to provide the solution. The problem seems to be that we are lacking the format and the toolchain to manipulate it, and that is not the fault of git. What is the state of the art in this area? Does somebody know of a viable format and toolchain, or any interesting projects looking to build them?