Indeed. I'd add that this is, in my, experience one of the biggest sources of misunderstanding for people new to git. It isn't helped by the fact that a lot of git introductions (well-meaningly) emphasize diffs between commits.
Darcs (http://darcs.net/) is an example of a truly patch-centric DVCS. While I think git is great and that its ubiquitousness has made the world better, I'm always a bit sad when reminded of what could have been with Darcs (for all its problems).
Indeed. I'd add that this is, in my, experience one of the biggest sources of misunderstanding for people new to git. It isn't helped by the fact that a lot of git introductions (well-meaningly) emphasize diffs between commits.
Darcs (http://darcs.net/) is an example of a truly patch-centric DVCS. While I think git is great and that its ubiquitousness has made the world better, I'm always a bit sad when reminded of what could have been with Darcs (for all its problems).