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branches and symlinks . Don't throw out the 99% solution because it's missing 1%

• eviks 1y ago
  How do either of those help ignore "last_update_time" field diff noise? Also, who is going to set those symlinks correctly, Mr. Git? Your solution is only 99% if you ignore the other 50% of real-life complications.
  • tonymet 1y ago
    it's just a tradeoff
    • eviks 1y ago
      "handles dotfiles better than any bespoke platform" means there are no tradeoffs
      • tonymet 1y ago
        it means the tradeoffs are the most reasonable. There's nothing in this world with no tradeoffs. Even this conversation has tradeoffs.