[OT] Re: There's new GIT instructions on Github now

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

On 5/20/11 2:33 AM, Don wrote:
> You've really got to be a fanboy to claim that git is supported on
> Windows. Sure, it "works" -- in the same way that hammering a nail with
> a rock "works".

Fanboyism for Windows or git? :o)

I'm not surprised in the least. I was just remarking to Walter the other 
day that Unix has become the path of least resistance for doing 
programming-at-large and in particular OSS kind of work, just the same 
as Windows is for office computing and OSX and portable derivatives for 
computer-based entertainment.

The confusing part is that roughly all OSs offer (at least nominally) 
means for achieving most any given typical task, so comparing in terms 
of "has/doesn't have" is not relevant. It's the many little differences 
and nuances that add up to a long tail. So it's not surprising that 
git/Windows has many issues, just the same it's not surprising that 
people are having trouble playing media or using OpenOffice on Unixen.


Andrei