Article explaining why .gitattributes is important for configuring a consistent end of file ending in a git repository used by multiple team members on different OSes.
So we should use this to make life easier for Windows users, mainly? Hmm.
I think this might be helpful for teams who use an heterogeneous set of platforms to checkout and work on their code. Windows is one of them, although in this day and age it’s also possible to configure IDEs to do the right thing.
Another important usecase for .gitattributes is to force some file types to be handled as binary data types instead of text, and thus support different types of diff mechanisms. Case in point, a while back there was a discussion on how to track sqlite databases in a git repository in a way that a) the database file wasn’t mangled, b) git diff actually outputted changes to the database instead of random noise. This stuff is handled at the .gitattributes level.
So we should use this to make life easier for Windows users, mainly? Hmm.
They don’t even use a proper operating system that respects the user. Instead they go for some big tech OS from fucking Microsoft.
I think this might be helpful for teams who use an heterogeneous set of platforms to checkout and work on their code. Windows is one of them, although in this day and age it’s also possible to configure IDEs to do the right thing.
Another important usecase for
.gitattributesis to force some file types to be handled as binary data types instead of text, and thus support different types of diff mechanisms. Case in point, a while back there was a discussion on how to track sqlite databases in a git repository in a way that a) the database file wasn’t mangled, b)git diffactually outputted changes to the database instead of random noise. This stuff is handled at the.gitattributeslevel.Ok didn’t know that. Seems actually useful in certain scenarios, thank you.
Mac OS is also a big tech OS and arguably doesn’t respect the user.
Linux is nice but often not an option for devs for circumstantial reasons, such as needing to use a corporate-provided machine for work.