cm0002@lemmy.world to Programming@programming.dev · 3 months agoLinus Torvalds built Git in 10 days - and never imagined it would last 20 yearswww.zdnet.comexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1334arrow-down16
arrow-up1328arrow-down1external-linkLinus Torvalds built Git in 10 days - and never imagined it would last 20 yearswww.zdnet.comcm0002@lemmy.world to Programming@programming.dev · 3 months agomessage-square25fedilink
minus-squarealsimoneau@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·3 months agoNo, git has labels on heads of branches. Once the head moves you loose the information. It also makes for a more messy history, which I believe created the whole “rebase everything” philosophy to cope.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·3 months agoWhat information is “loosed” when another commit is made to the branch?
No, git has labels on heads of branches. Once the head moves you loose the information. It also makes for a more messy history, which I believe created the whole “rebase everything” philosophy to cope.
What information is “loosed” when another commit is made to the branch?