I am sure like all things Git can be improved and I think the idea that users are not open to improvement is more often than not a defensive response from those whose idea of 'improvements' do not resonate.
It's always dubious for those with new offerings to dismiss criticism as 'resistance' and 'defensiveness'. This is extremely disingenious and intentionally takes things from the technical to the political.
They have taken up a marginal use case which matters to them which is fair but then try to dress it up as a git weakness with an elaborate paper which plays up their use case and scatters around strawmen like 'Git is difficult to use' unquestioned. Isn't it possible that the 'shortcomings' are not an issue to other users who may not identify with the use case highlighted and may not perceive it as an 'improvement'.
I think git stands alone in stark defiance to a growing culture of complexity. Given the scope Git could have been an extremely complex and bulky piece of software.
Its a testament to the experience of the authors that it is accesible to most and used by millions.
I have no doubt in lesser hands Git would be hugely more intricate and a complete pain to use.
It's always dubious for those with new offerings to dismiss criticism as 'resistance' and 'defensiveness'. This is extremely disingenious and intentionally takes things from the technical to the political.
They have taken up a marginal use case which matters to them which is fair but then try to dress it up as a git weakness with an elaborate paper which plays up their use case and scatters around strawmen like 'Git is difficult to use' unquestioned. Isn't it possible that the 'shortcomings' are not an issue to other users who may not identify with the use case highlighted and may not perceive it as an 'improvement'.
I think git stands alone in stark defiance to a growing culture of complexity. Given the scope Git could have been an extremely complex and bulky piece of software.
Its a testament to the experience of the authors that it is accesible to most and used by millions.
I have no doubt in lesser hands Git would be hugely more intricate and a complete pain to use.