Re: Git Documentation

[Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>]

Hi,

On Tue, 22 Jul 2008, Jay Soffian wrote:

> On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 7:40 AM, Johannes Schindelin
> <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> wrote:
> > Most people hate to know the internals.  They buy the car, and never 
> > want to look inside the motor compartment.  They buy wine, and never 
> > want to know how it is made.  They buy an iPod and never want to know 
> > who assembles it, and how, and in what environment.
> 
> I agree with this. And I like the top-down approach. Nonetheless, I 
> think there are a few git concepts that are important to understand. 
> Specifically, I don't think you can use git without understanding the 
> index.

I do not see that the index is an internal.  I see that the term "index" 
is.  So I think about not even bothering to mention it in my first two Git 
lessons.

And you would be surprised to learn that I personally know a few people 
who use Git happily _without_ knowing any internals.  Now guess why: was 
it because I explained a few easy-to-grasp commands, or because I made it 
pretty complicated but thorough?  Exactly.

Ciao,
Dscho