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		iamevn on Nov 17, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Unison language – a new approach to Distribute... While hashes are the primary identifier, things also generally have names associated with them. (Unless you deliberately remove the names that is.)

galaxyLogic on Nov 18, 2022 [–]

Sounds oddly much like git. Git-commits are identified by hashes.

And git commits "are" (versions of) programs.

So what does Unison have that git does not?

infogulch on Nov 18, 2022 | [–]

Mostly, it heavily normalizes code, to the point where a name change will not register as a change to the program.

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