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SVN tags and branches correspond quite closely to Git tags and branches, I think; "tag" is a naming of a commit, "branch" is an evolving repository that shares
by beagle3 12y ago
SVN tags and branches correspond quite closely to Git tags and branches, I think; "tag" is a naming of a commit, "branch" is an evolving repository that shares history (and perhaps future, if merged) with other such "branches".
Except Git tracks history of the named branch in the reflog, and SVN (and others, I would guess) track it inside the repository. This is a huge difference for archeologists, but quite minor in practice from my experience.
- tdestan 12y agoIn SVN there really is no technical difference between a tag and a branch IIRC, although their intended usages are different, as you say.
- mpdehaan2 12y agoTo the point where it's almost easiest to say SVN doesn't have branches or tags - it just has directories and conventions.
- Skinney 12y agoGit doesn't really have a technical difference between a tag and a branch either. They are both files containing a hash for some commit. Tags are just more cumbersome to move (branches are moved on new commits), and they can be signed cryptologically(is that a word?).