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Made me wonder too.

Add in a post-commit hook on a server-side repo and you have a decent code deployment system.

> Wait, so people use git and they don't know this?

Oh God yes.

> How?

The same reason nobody seems to bother to read the RFC describing the standard they end up implementing badly, I presume.

People drive without understanding engines. People cook without understanding the maillard reaction.

This isn't like driving without understanding engines. This is about paying a chauffeur to drive you everywhere without realizing that you could always just drive yourself there.

EDIT: Or better, having your buddy drive you in your car everywhere without realizing you could drive yourself.

No, this is like saying people cook with only a fry pan.[0]

[0] No disrespect to those who only have a fry pan to cook with.