git updates timestamps in part by necessity of compatibility with build systems....

		rcxdude 28 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I built a 2x faster lexer, then discovered I/O was... git updates timestamps in part by necessity of compatibility with build systems. If it applied the timestamp of when the file was last modified on checkout then most build systems would break if you checked out an older commit.

git blame is more useful than the file timestamp in any case.