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0 pointsragall1mo ago0 comments

> I mean, git's whole raison d'etre, back when it was introduced, was that you do not need online access to the repo server most of the time.

So what ? That's not how most people prefer to use it.

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bigstrat20031mo ago

So those people are using the tool incorrectly, and would have a much better experience if they used it as designed. If everyone was running around using screwdriver handles to pound in nails, that wouldn't make it reasonable to say that any new screwdriver company has to have 5 lb handles.

ragallOP1mo ago

> So those people are using the tool incorrectly

They're not. They're using it very correctly, by choosing to ignore a capability that's irrelevant to them.

> If everyone was running around using screwdriver handles to pound in nails

Stop thinking by analogy. It harms your ability to think correctly.

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