Re: How to check out the repository at a particular point in time

On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 15:48, Randal L. Schwartz [off-list ref] wrote:

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"Andreas" == Andreas Ericsson [off-list ref] writes:

Andreas> Whatever, really. The fact that pretty much everyone seems to know
Andreas> what a branch is and how it works in git after a (very) brief intro
Andreas> to it means it's either right on target or that people are so used to
Andreas> the fact that branch means something different in every scm that they
Andreas> don't even bother loading the word with some preconceived notion that
Andreas> used to be right in cvs.

It does lead to confusion though, and once you *really* understand that
a branch is a point, not a line, you can do a lot more cool things with
git, and rebase and stash make a lot more sense.

Indeed. I don't think Andreas is correct in the assertion that
"everyone seems to know what a branch is and how it works in git after
a (very) brief intro". Rather, I think it is just the case that
everyone seems to know how to use the basic public interface for
branches after a (very) brief intro, and that many tasks allow
everyone to get away with having wrongheaded ideas.