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Apache Ant vs Git: What are the differences?
Apache Ant: Java based build tool. Ant is a Java-based build tool. In theory, it is kind of like Make, without Make's wrinkles and with the full portability of pure Java code; Git: Fast, scalable, distributed revision control system. Git is a free and open source distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency.
Apache Ant can be classified as a tool in the "Java Build Tools" category, while Git is grouped under "Version Control System".
"Flexible" is the primary reason why developers consider Apache Ant over the competitors, whereas "Distributed version control system" was stated as the key factor in picking Git.
Apache Ant and Git are both open source tools. It seems that Git with 27.9K GitHub stars and 16.1K forks on GitHub has more adoption than Apache Ant with 244 GitHub stars and 255 GitHub forks.
Netflix, Asana, and CircleCI are some of the popular companies that use Git, whereas Apache Ant is used by LinkedIn, Webedia, and Starter Inc.. Git has a broader approval, being mentioned in 3891 company stacks & 4632 developers stacks; compared to Apache Ant, which is listed in 24 company stacks and 12 developer stacks.
Pros of Apache Ant
- Flexible4
- Simple1
- Easy to learn1
- Easy to write own java-build-hooks1
Pros of Git
- Distributed version control system1.4K
- Efficient branching and merging1.1K
- Fast959
- Open source845
- Better than svn726
- Great command-line application368
- Simple306
- Free291
- Easy to use232
- Does not require server222
- Distributed27
- Small & Fast22
- Feature based workflow18
- Staging Area15
- Most wide-spread VSC13
- Role-based codelines11
- Disposable Experimentation11
- Frictionless Context Switching7
- Data Assurance6
- Efficient5
- Just awesome4
- Github integration3
- Easy branching and merging3
- Compatible2
- Flexible2
- Possible to lose history and commits2
- Rebase supported natively; reflog; access to plumbing1
- Light1
- Team Integration1
- Fast, scalable, distributed revision control system1
- Easy1
- Flexible, easy, Safe, and fast1
- CLI is great, but the GUI tools are awesome1
- It's what you do1
- Phinx0
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Cons of Apache Ant
- Slow1
- Old and not widely used anymore1
Cons of Git
- Hard to learn16
- Inconsistent command line interface11
- Easy to lose uncommitted work9
- Worst documentation ever possibly made8
- Awful merge handling5
- Unexistent preventive security flows3
- Rebase hell3
- Ironically even die-hard supporters screw up badly2
- When --force is disabled, cannot rebase2
- Doesn't scale for big data1
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