Ask Experienced Devs

1064 readers

1 users here now

Icon base by Delapouite under CC BY 3.0 with modifications to add a gradient

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

Do people use git alternatives? (programming.dev)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

28 comments fedilink hide all child comments

I know other version control software exists, but does anyone use it? Why? What are the differences? All I've ever actually seen people use is git.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Git is definitely dominating the landscape. The fact that it is free software plays a big role. There are alternatives, but they are unlikely to gain much adoption. They may provide slightly better UX or marginally more comfortable flows, but it's not enough to replace Git. Not to mention, most developers don't even really care about which SCM they use.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Not to mention, most developers don’t even really care about which SCM they use.

Get them to use CVS for a while. They will care then.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You are right about that! It was a pain to work with :)

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You clearly haven't used ClearCase. That would seriously reallign your definition of "pain"... :-)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

I used ClearCase too :) And it was painful. But I don't think CVS and/or ClearCase are considered to be meaningful alternatives to Git at this day and age. I was mostly thinking about Mercurial and Fossil. They are brought up as alternatives to Git more often. That's my observation at least.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I never used CVS but the senior developer at one place mentioned about it once when I complained about subversion which we used there (this was in 2013).