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branches aren't supposed to be "major". That's the major difference between a system like git and svn. branches are cheap. They are supposed to be used often an

branches aren't supposed to be "major". That's the major difference between a system like git and svn. branches are cheap. They are supposed to be used often and even be disposable.

nessus42 14y ago
Indeed. "git branch" is a lot like "mkdir". If you accidentally make a branch, deleting it with "git branch -d my-branch" is about as easy as typing "rmdir my-dir".
- sjwright 14y ago
  Nobody would argue that mkdir is a more major operation than cd. Which is my point.