From: "Tommy M. McGuire" <mcguire@crsr.net>
To: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Cc: jon@blackcubes.dyndns.org, Sebastian Kuzminsky <seb@highlab.com>,
git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: do people use the 'git' command?
Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2005 11:01:35 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20050611160135.GA6522@immutable.crsr.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <7vpsutz88z.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net>
On Sat, Jun 11, 2005 at 12:02:20AM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> But the real point of "git" wrapper is merely to present CVS and SVN
> refugees the structure they are familiar with: a single command having
> a set of subcommands.
CVS and SVN refugees (like me :-)) should probably be pointed to
porcelain. Showing them a mixture of relatively unpolished "git
<subcommand>" and "git-*" commands is not likely to impress them with
the simplicity and elegance of the tool. I don't think the surface
structure of "<command> <subcommand>" is an important factor, and
the first time they see a 40-hex-digit number, they'll be headed for the
hills.
> Personally I think removal of "git" script is a bad idea.
I'd agree, for the opposite reason: the git script is a decent interface
for power users who don't want to use anything porcelainish. It also
provides a good place to hang custom functionality.
--
Tommy McGuire
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-06-11 15:57 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-06-10 18:53 do people use the 'git' command? Sebastian Kuzminsky
2005-06-10 18:59 ` Kay Sievers
2005-06-11 17:14 ` Sebastian Kuzminsky
2005-06-10 19:11 ` Jon Seymour
2005-06-11 3:15 ` Junio C Hamano
2005-06-11 5:26 ` Sebastian Kuzminsky
2005-06-11 6:34 ` Jon Seymour
2005-06-11 6:36 ` Jon Seymour
2005-06-11 6:36 ` Jon Seymour
2005-06-11 7:02 ` Junio C Hamano
2005-06-11 7:20 ` Jon Seymour
2005-06-11 7:50 ` Junio C Hamano
2005-06-11 8:48 ` Jon Seymour
2005-06-11 16:01 ` Tommy M. McGuire [this message]
2005-06-11 7:20 ` Russ Allbery
2005-06-11 7:29 ` Jon Seymour
2005-06-11 9:58 ` Junio C Hamano
2005-06-11 16:45 ` Russ Allbery
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