> Once you can conceptual map the structure into the intended form This is the problem. A tool that hides its internal structure but requires you to rebuild it

> Once you can conceptual map the structure into the intended form This is the problem. A tool that hides its internal structure but requires you to rebuild it in your head is poorly designed, full stop. The reason git is difficult to deal with is that it is a low level abstraction over the underlying data structure, but simultaneously hides that complexity until suddenly you need to be aware of all of it.