It is overly complicated and there are a bunch of special cases. See Io's prototype system as a comparison: http://iolanguage.com/scm/git/checkout/Io/docs/IoG

It is overly complicated and there are a bunch of special cases. See Io's prototype system as a comparison: http://iolanguage.com/scm/git/checkout/Io/docs/IoGuide.html#Objects-Overview http://iolanguage.com/scm/git/checkout/Io/docs/IoGuide.html#...