If you’re suggesting that I say I don’t think branching is useful because I can’t do it well in svn, or something like that, then I can’t say much other than that you’re mistaken. If you’re not suggesting this, please clarify.
Yes, I have learned about branching workflows. I decided that they don’t make sense for most of my repositories. For example, the repository I commit most often to is primarily a collection of text outlines on a variety of subjects. How would a branching workflow help me here? It wouldn’t. In the 3 years I’ve been using this repository, branching never seemed like a good idea. Branching just seems like extra friction in the process. My impression is that many git people probably would branch in this case, and I don’t understand what benefits they get from that. If you’re aware of any, I’m listening.
The larger project my PhD is a part of uses git with a pretty standard git workflow, which I agree makes sense for the project. My claims are that large software projects have different requirements than small software/documentation projects, and that you might find different tools to be useful in each case.
Edit: If you thought the hammer sentence was snark, sorry for that. It was my attempt to explain why some people who use git might branch more often than is needed.
If you don’t need git’s features it’s fine not to use it. I just brought up branching because you left it out of your comparison, but IIRC it’s the main reason git was even created.
If you’re suggesting that I say I don’t think branching is useful because I can’t do it well in svn, or something like that, then I can’t say much other than that you’re mistaken. If you’re not suggesting this, please clarify.
Yes, I have learned about branching workflows. I decided that they don’t make sense for most of my repositories. For example, the repository I commit most often to is primarily a collection of text outlines on a variety of subjects. How would a branching workflow help me here? It wouldn’t. In the 3 years I’ve been using this repository, branching never seemed like a good idea. Branching just seems like extra friction in the process. My impression is that many git people probably would branch in this case, and I don’t understand what benefits they get from that. If you’re aware of any, I’m listening.
The larger project my PhD is a part of uses git with a pretty standard git workflow, which I agree makes sense for the project. My claims are that large software projects have different requirements than small software/documentation projects, and that you might find different tools to be useful in each case.
Edit: If you thought the hammer sentence was snark, sorry for that. It was my attempt to explain why some people who use git might branch more often than is needed.
If you don’t need git’s features it’s fine not to use it. I just brought up branching because you left it out of your comparison, but IIRC it’s the main reason git was even created.