From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: david@lang.hm Subject: discussion of git on lwn.net Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2008 19:18:55 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; format=flowed; charset=US-ASCII To: git@vger.kernel.org X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Wed Aug 06 04:19:13 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git-2@gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.176.167]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1KQYcJ-0003qM-HS for gcvg-git-2@gmane.org; Wed, 06 Aug 2008 04:19:11 +0200 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1755790AbYHFCSJ (ORCPT ); Tue, 5 Aug 2008 22:18:09 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1754724AbYHFCSI (ORCPT ); Tue, 5 Aug 2008 22:18:08 -0400 Received: from mail.lang.hm ([64.81.33.126]:53884 "EHLO bifrost.lang.hm" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753004AbYHFCSH (ORCPT ); Tue, 5 Aug 2008 22:18:07 -0400 Received: from asgard.lang.hm (asgard.lang.hm [10.0.0.100]) by bifrost.lang.hm (8.13.4/8.13.4/Debian-3) with ESMTP id m762I4fG018086 for ; Tue, 5 Aug 2008 19:18:04 -0700 X-X-Sender: dlang@asgard.lang.hm User-Agent: Alpine 1.10 (DEB 962 2008-03-14) Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: I suspect that many people will see this anyway, but for those who don't read lwn there is an article osted today about git (initially pointing at the git magic site) that is attracting quite a few comments (18 so far) David Lang http://lwn.net/Articles/292726/ Git Magic may not be exactly new, but some of us have stumbled across it later than others. It is a highly readable introduction to git with lots of examples of how to get things done. "As Arthur C. Clarke observed, any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. This is a great way to approach Git: newbies can ignore its inner workings and view Git as a gizmo that can amaze friends and infuriate enemies with its wondrous abilities. Rather than go into details, we provide rough instructions for particular effects. After repeated use, gradually you will understand how each trick works, and how to tailor the recipes for your needs."