From: Joel Becker <Joel.Becker@oracle.com>
To: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
Cc: Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com>,
Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>,
Carl Baldwin <cnb@fc.hp.com>, Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>,
Martin Langhoff <martin.langhoff@gmail.com>,
Git Mailing List <git@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [Census] So who uses git?
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 14:55:14 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20060131225514.GC2812@ca-server1.us.oracle.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0601311110210.7301@g5.osdl.org>
On Tue, Jan 31, 2006 at 11:21:52AM -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> Now, I do agree. I don't actually like hiding the index too much.
> Understanding the index is _invaluable_ whenever you're doing a merge with
> conflicts, and understanding what tools are available to you to resolve
> those conflicts.
This is precisely the experience I've had explaining GIT to
folks moving to it. The simplest workflow (clone; hack one file, commit
one file) is so similar to CVS/Subversion/Anything that it's immediately
understood. But when pull, push, merge, and any non-linear history are
discussed, I have to describe the index and the commit/tree layout.
Once I do, they get it.
> So I'm actually of the "revel in the index" camp (as could probably be
> guessed by the original tutorial).
I'm going to second this, from a real-world "explain it to
others" standpoint.
Joel
--
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Joel Becker
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E-mail: joel.becker@oracle.com
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-01-31 23:02 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 110+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-01-26 2:10 LCA06 Cogito/GIT workshop - (Re: git-whatchanged: exit out early on errors) Martin Langhoff
2006-01-28 4:47 ` Linus Torvalds
2006-01-28 5:33 ` Martin Langhoff
2006-01-28 5:53 ` Linus Torvalds
2006-01-28 6:32 ` Junio C Hamano
2006-01-29 10:12 ` Fredrik Kuivinen
2006-01-29 20:15 ` Junio C Hamano
2006-01-28 11:00 ` Keith Packard
2006-01-28 21:08 ` [Census] So who uses git? Junio C Hamano
2006-01-29 2:14 ` Morten Welinder
2006-01-29 3:53 ` Junio C Hamano
2006-01-29 14:19 ` Morten Welinder
2006-01-29 20:15 ` Junio C Hamano
2006-01-29 10:09 ` Keith Packard
2006-01-29 11:18 ` Radoslaw Szkodzinski
2006-01-29 18:12 ` Greg KH
2006-01-31 18:33 ` Radoslaw Szkodzinski
2006-01-31 19:50 ` Radoslaw Szkodzinski
2006-01-31 20:43 ` Junio C Hamano
2006-01-31 21:02 ` Radoslaw Szkodzinski
2006-01-30 22:51 ` Alex Riesen
2006-01-31 21:25 ` Linus Torvalds
2006-01-31 21:52 ` J. Bruce Fields
2006-01-31 22:01 ` Alex Riesen
[not found] ` <20060201013901.GA16832@mail.com>
2006-02-01 2:04 ` Linus Torvalds
2006-02-01 2:09 ` Linus Torvalds
2006-02-09 5:15 ` [PATCH] "Assume unchanged" git Junio C Hamano
2006-02-09 5:49 ` [PATCH] "Assume unchanged" git: do not set CE_VALID with --refresh Junio C Hamano
2006-02-09 5:50 ` [PATCH] ls-files: debugging aid for CE_VALID changes Junio C Hamano
2006-02-01 2:31 ` [Census] So who uses git? Junio C Hamano
2006-02-01 3:43 ` Linus Torvalds
2006-02-01 7:03 ` Junio C Hamano
[not found] ` <20060201045337.GC25753@mail.com>
2006-02-01 5:04 ` Linus Torvalds
2006-02-01 5:42 ` Junio C Hamano
2006-02-01 16:15 ` Jason Riedy
2006-02-01 19:20 ` Julian Phillips
2006-02-01 19:29 ` Linus Torvalds
2006-02-06 21:15 ` Chuck Lever
2006-02-01 2:52 ` Martin Langhoff
2006-02-01 3:48 ` Linus Torvalds
2006-02-01 19:30 ` H. Peter Anvin
2006-02-01 14:55 ` Alex Riesen
2006-02-01 16:25 ` Linus Torvalds
2006-02-02 9:12 ` Alex Riesen
2006-01-29 18:37 ` Dave Jones
2006-01-29 20:17 ` Daniel Barkalow
2006-01-29 20:29 ` Martin Langhoff
2006-01-30 15:23 ` Mike McCormack
2006-01-30 18:58 ` Carl Baldwin
2006-01-31 10:27 ` Johannes Schindelin
2006-01-31 15:24 ` Carl Baldwin
2006-01-31 15:31 ` Johannes Schindelin
2006-01-31 17:30 ` Linus Torvalds
2006-01-31 18:12 ` J. Bruce Fields
2006-01-31 19:33 ` Junio C Hamano
2006-01-31 19:44 ` Jon Loeliger
2006-01-31 19:52 ` Junio C Hamano
[not found] ` <7vd5i8w2nc.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>
2006-01-31 20:56 ` J. Bruce Fields
2006-01-31 20:06 ` J. Bruce Fields
2006-01-31 19:01 ` Keith Packard
2006-01-31 19:21 ` Linus Torvalds
2006-01-31 22:55 ` Joel Becker [this message]
2006-02-01 14:43 ` Johannes Schindelin
2006-01-31 20:56 ` Sam Ravnborg
2006-01-31 22:21 ` Junio C Hamano
2006-02-01 19:34 ` H. Peter Anvin
2006-01-31 23:16 ` Daniel Barkalow
2006-01-31 23:36 ` Petr Baudis
2006-01-31 23:47 ` Junio C Hamano
2006-02-01 0:38 ` Linus Torvalds
2006-02-01 0:52 ` Junio C Hamano
2006-02-01 2:19 ` Daniel Barkalow
2006-02-01 6:42 ` Junio C Hamano
2006-02-01 7:22 ` Carl Worth
2006-02-01 8:26 ` Junio C Hamano
2006-02-01 9:59 ` Randal L. Schwartz
2006-02-01 20:48 ` Junio C Hamano
2006-02-01 17:11 ` Linus Torvalds
2006-02-01 17:18 ` Nicolas Pitre
2006-02-01 20:27 ` Junio C Hamano
2006-02-01 21:09 ` Linus Torvalds
2006-02-01 21:34 ` Nicolas Pitre
2006-02-01 21:59 ` Junio C Hamano
2006-02-01 22:25 ` Nicolas Pitre
2006-02-01 22:50 ` Junio C Hamano
2006-02-02 14:59 ` Andreas Ericsson
2006-02-01 22:35 ` Linus Torvalds
2006-02-01 23:33 ` Two ideas for improving git's user interface Carl Worth
2006-02-02 0:38 ` Junio C Hamano
2006-02-02 1:16 ` Carl Worth
2006-02-02 2:25 ` Junio C Hamano
2006-02-03 23:57 ` Carl Worth
2006-02-02 1:23 ` Linus Torvalds
2006-02-02 1:44 ` Linus Torvalds
2006-02-04 8:03 ` Alan Chandler
2006-02-04 8:25 ` Junio C Hamano
2006-02-04 9:30 ` Alan Chandler
2006-02-04 0:20 ` Carl Worth
2006-02-04 2:08 ` Linus Torvalds
2006-02-06 23:42 ` Carl Worth
2006-02-02 12:31 ` Florian Weimer
2006-02-02 16:30 ` Carl Baldwin
2006-02-01 22:57 ` [Census] So who uses git? Daniel Barkalow
2006-02-01 22:00 ` Joel Becker
2006-02-01 19:32 ` H. Peter Anvin
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2006-02-01 7:08 linux
2006-02-01 8:51 ` Junio C Hamano
2006-02-01 16:04 ` Linus Torvalds
2006-02-01 16:10 ` Alex Riesen
2006-02-01 21:27 ` linux
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