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Let's Make Sure Github Doesn't Become the only Option - Edward Loveall (blog.edwardloveall.com)
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[-] thenextguy@lemmy.world 25 points 1 week ago

Why? This is isn't about git. It's about github. Two completely different tools.

[-] IanTwenty@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

I know. The author suggests:

Experiment with new-to-you version control systems like Fossil, Mercurial, and Pijul.

The author is:

learning about different version control systems. For example, the differences between Fossil and git revealed a lot of my biases towards git simply because it’s familiar (and Fossil seems really cool). Reading about the theory behind Pijul absolutely bends my brain into knots. I keep trying anyway because conflicts in git are frustrating and I’d like a better solution.

The author says:

It would be nice to move beyond git one day and have a better experience for managing complex codebases, and not on GitHub’s timeline.

[-] limer@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago

I think it’s valid unless one thinks git should be the only standard. Looking at other tool chains opens options

[-] Ephera@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 week ago

Jujutsu is a Git frontend, from what I understand, much like there's tons of Git GUIs. So, you interact with it in a different way, but you still push to a Git repository and others can interact with your code by using Git.

I guess, it somewhat lessens the grip of Git, because they can hook different backend services (e.g. Subversion, Mercurial, Fossil) into this frontend, and from what I understand, they plan to develop an own backend eventually. But yeah, for now, the communication standard is still Git.

[-] anti_antidote@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago

It's not a Git frontend per se, it just uses Git as a storage layer (Google's internal backend doesn't use Git and behaves more like a commit cloud)

[-] SorteKanin@feddit.dk 1 points 1 week ago

Did you read the post? The author suggests trying out other version control systems too.

[-] thenextguy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Yes. I thought it was poorly written.

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