Emily Shaffer <emilyshaffer@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: >> 3. Would someone advise, perhaps, to have a look at an older version >> of the source code? rather than the latest one, for some reason. For those who want to learn from source files, I would recommend reading all the files in the very initial commit, cover to cover. e83c5163 (Initial revision of "git", the information manager from hell, 2005-04-07) With only 1244 lines spread across 11 files, it is a short-read that is completable in a single sitting for those who are reasonably fluent in C. It does not have any frills, but the basic data structures to express the important concepts are already there.
