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Well, the bath and the sink are also porcelain. The plumbing is hidden (unless you go looking for it) while the porcelain is what you interact with day-to-day.
by austinjp 5y ago
Well, the bath and the sink are also porcelain.
The plumbing is hidden (unless you go looking for it) while the porcelain is what you interact with day-to-day.
- HelloNurse 5y agoAnd even more meaningfully for tool authors, the plumbing is very long-lived and general-purpose, with basic objectives like not leaking and not breaking down, while the porcelain is rather easily replaceable, possibly specialized, "smaller" but more complex than plumbing, with meaningful user interface (in Git's case, specifically, designing commands that are unlikely to do harm, easy to understand and efficient after they have been learned) and significant dependence on tastes and environments.