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I often refer to Git as "software of cruelty." I use it daily and sometimes still end up shocked by its behavior. The concepts underlying git -- a content-addr
by davepeck 17y ago
I often refer to Git as "software of cruelty." I use it daily and sometimes still end up shocked by its behavior.
The concepts underlying git -- a content-addressible filesystem, trees, commits, etc -- are elegant. They're nearly pure. The "front end" exposure on the command line? Not so much.
- aaronblohowiak 17y agoYou can write your own porcelain, if you please. It seems a lot of people would like it, actually.
- davepeck 17y agoYes, it might be a good project. Are you aware of any other porcelains that have traction these days?
- aaronblohowiak 17y agosadly, no