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Git

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Pros of Git
Pros of Git Reflow
Pros of Pijul
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    Distributed version control system
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    Efficient branching and merging
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    Fast
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    Open source
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    Better than svn
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    Great command-line application
  • 306
    Simple
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    Free
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    Easy to use
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    Does not require server
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    Distributed
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    Small & Fast
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    Feature based workflow
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    Staging Area
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    Most wide-spread VSC
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    Disposable Experimentation
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    Role-based codelines
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    Frictionless Context Switching
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    Data Assurance
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    Efficient
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    Just awesome
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    Easy branching and merging
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    Github integration
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    Compatible
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    Possible to lose history and commits
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    Flexible
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    Team Integration
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    Easy
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    Light
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    Fast, scalable, distributed revision control system
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    Rebase supported natively; reflog; access to plumbing
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    Flexible, easy, Safe, and fast
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    CLI is great, but the GUI tools are awesome
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    It's what you do
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      A VCS based on Category Theory? Awesome
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      Patch-based VCS
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      I like birds
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      Unrelated patches are commutative
    • 1
      The exact patch dependencies are tracked

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    Cons of Git
    Cons of Git Reflow
    Cons of Pijul
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      Hard to learn
    • 11
      Inconsistent command line interface
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      Easy to lose uncommitted work
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      Worst documentation ever possibly made
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      Awful merge handling
    • 3
      Unexistent preventive security flows
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      Rebase hell
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      Ironically even die-hard supporters screw up badly
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      When --force is disabled, cannot rebase
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      Doesn't scale for big data
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        Lack of hosting options

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      What is Git?

      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.

      What is Git Reflow?

      Reflow automatically creates pull requests, ensures the code review is approved, and squash merges finished branches to master with a great commit message template.

      What is Pijul?

      Pijul is a free and open source (AGPL 3) distributed version control system. Its distinctive feature is to be based on a sound theory of patches, which makes it easy to learn and use, and really distributed.

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            What are some alternatives to Git, Git Reflow, and Pijul?
            GitHub
            GitHub is the best place to share code with friends, co-workers, classmates, and complete strangers. Over three million people use GitHub to build amazing things together.
            SVN (Subversion)
            Subversion exists to be universally recognized and adopted as an open-source, centralized version control system characterized by its reliability as a safe haven for valuable data; the simplicity of its model and usage; and its ability to support the needs of a wide variety of users and projects, from individuals to large-scale enterprise operations.
            Bitbucket
            Bitbucket gives teams one place to plan projects, collaborate on code, test and deploy, all with free private Git repositories. Teams choose Bitbucket because it has a superior Jira integration, built-in CI/CD, & is free for up to 5 users.
            Perforce
            Visibility, access control, workflow and code management for Git environments. Flexibility of collaborating on the same codebase and code reviews using any combination of Perforce and Git workflows and tools without compromise.
            Mercurial
            Mercurial is dedicated to speed and efficiency with a sane user interface. It is written in Python. Mercurial's implementation and data structures are designed to be fast. You can generate diffs between revisions, or jump back in time within seconds.
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