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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.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year 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.