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Book Review: Pragmatic Version Control Using Git

Book Review: Pragmatic Version Control Using Git

Posted Apr 13, 2009 20:46 UTC (Mon) by pr1268 (subscriber, #24648)
Parent article: Book Review: Pragmatic Version Control Using Git

There is no specific mention of the Git version covered by the book—though some early examples mention 1.6.0.2—which is a rather large oversight.

I don't see this as an oversight, considering how rapid git development has been the past several years. One the one hand, having the entire book refer to one specific version has a feel of consistency and stability, on the other hand some may consider 1.6.0.2 too "old". The author usually has to decide how best to not give his book the appearance of obsolescence.

Just a thought... FWIW my Slackware (ver. 12.2) box has git 1.6.1.3.


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