Plastic SCM
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CommentsWhat is Plastic SCM?
Plastic SCM is a distributed version control designed for big projects. It excels on branching and merging, graphical user interfaces, and can also deal with large files and even file-locking (great for game devs). It includes "semantic" features like refactor detection to ease diffing complex refactors.
Plastic SCM is a tool in the Version Control category of a tech stack.
Key Features
Distributed version control systemBranch ExplorerSemantic Version ControlLockingHuge filesBig projectsGitSyncSuper strong mergingPartial replicaACL securityDatabase backends
Plastic SCM Pros & Cons
Pros of Plastic SCM
- ✓Wanna do Branch per Task Dev? Plastic rocks it
- ✓No Size limite
- ✓File Locking
- ✓Simple, easy to use interfaces. Resilient and solid
- ✓Very fast
Cons of Plastic SCM
- ✗Adds files with only changed timestamp to pending
- ✗Always uses automatic conflict resolution first
- ✗Can't place windows next to each other to save space
- ✗Doesn't have file staging
- ✗Keyboard shortcuts are lacking
- ✗No dark theme
Plastic SCM Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to Plastic SCM?
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.
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.
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.
