Maybe I'm misunderstanding. It's just lines like this: > The text-orientated design of git reflects... > The current version of git is also able to find diffe

Maybe I'm misunderstanding. It's just lines like this: > The text-orientated design of git reflects... > The current version of git is also able to find differences in binary files. > if we were storing information as ASTs, rather than lines of text These all, to me, show a gap in the authors understanding of how git works. And that's okay- git is often easier to use than is to understand. But if they had a better understanding, they could make their point far better. And without understanding, they won't be able to implement this idea.