"Git gets easier once you get the basic idea that branches are homeomorphic endofunctors mapping submanifolds of a Hilbert space." [1] That said, Git was tailo

"Git gets easier once you get the basic idea that branches are homeomorphic endofunctors mapping submanifolds of a Hilbert space." [1] That said, Git was tailored to the specific circumstances of the Linux kernel. I wonder if Linus ever expected it to become the dominant general purpose VCS. Though I suppose Junio Hamano deserves most of the credit for that. [1] https://twitter.com/tabqwerty/status/45611899953491968 https://twitter.com/tabqwerty/status/45611899953491968