Re: Workflow for templates?

["Philip Oakley" <philipoakley@iee.org>]

From: "Enrico Weigelt" <enrico.weigelt@vnc.biz> Sent: Saturday, November 
10, 2012 10:29 AM
>> This is often the key point that requires the 'new mindset'. Most
>> folk
>> use/used the directory heirarchy (subtle distinction with the .git
>> 'repo' directory heirarchy to be noted) as a way of separating
>> ownership
>> between groups. They find it very hard to undo the old mindset and
>> use
>> branches _instead of_ directories for the different group
>> configurations.
>
> hmm, is this really a psychological issue ?

Oh absolutely.   It is very very hard to unlearn stuff, especially bad 
habits that have had to become ingrained to make them work adequately! 
It's like re-learning an alternative to a well loved mnemonic. "CLAP".

>
> well, many years ago, i've seen a talk about git (maybe by linus 
> himself),
> which started with something like "forget everything you know abozt 
> scm" ...

Most folk don't know why the old way used to be right, and is now so 
wrong, so they can't rationalize the change. Hence find the change very 
difficult.

[Other than git..] Current SCM methods were established before the 
Titanic sank and are based on drawing office practice, and were 
transfered and applied to code printouts (which are simply machining 
instructions to a compiler). The modern zero cost replication of 
"Master" drawings/code printouts has destroyed the original reasons for 
the old practices (protect the aluable unique master). Similarly the new 
paradigm of "how can I verify that this is a proper copy of the master" 
isn't understood.

Definately a psychological issue when your whole world is being turned 
upside down ;-)