For years I was deeply annoyed by the terrible name “branch” for something that acts more like a bookmark (or “wandering tag” indeed!).
And then I learned that git branches are branches in exactly the same way that the first element of a linked list in C “is” the linked list. Git was made by C people and they’re used to referring to entire data structures by way of some root element.
I mean that doesn’t make me dislike the name any less but at least now I see where they were coming from.
And then I learned that git branches are branches in exactly the same way that the first element of a linked list in C “is” the linked list. Git was made by C people and they’re used to referring to entire data structures by way of some root element.
I mean that doesn’t make me dislike the name any less but at least now I see where they were coming from.