Git is a Harrier Jump Jet. And not in a good way

Re:Git is a Harrier Jump Jet. And not in a good way by stephenjudkins on Monday May 10, 2010 @05:11PM (#1335949)

Using Git--for simple things--is not that hard. Seriously, it would take 10 minutes to write shell scripts that simulate Subversion's behavior if one wanted to. It would take far less time than writing a blog post about it, even with only a cursory knowledge of Git.

Further, the tendency of some developers to bitch about using any tool outside their comfort area is annoying. Guess what, users of open source software: unless you're programming using assembly, you use the tools you do because people decided to try something a little bleeding-edge, adventurous, and new. The idea that developers should always "stick with what works" and resist change (even if they don't always like it) is kind of freeloading. Some day, the tools one is using now will be obsolete for the purpose it's being used for now. Be ready to accept change.

That said, the OP should try Mercurial if he wants something with a slightly shallower learning curve.

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Re:Git is a Harrier Jump Jet. And not in a good way by davidw on Monday May 10, 2010 @05:22PM (#1335986)

Version control software, like, say, file systems, is not an area where most people should be "adventurous". They should just work, and mostly keep the hell out of your way.

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Re:Git is a Harrier Jump Jet. And not in a good way by eru on Monday May 10, 2010 @07:46PM (#1336284)

And Git just works. At least on the same level as not expecting "rm -rf /" to "read mail really fast".

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Re:Git is a Harrier Jump Jet. And not in a good way by davidw on Tuesday May 11, 2010 @02:25AM (#1337097)

It works, yes, but there is truth in what that guy says. It's fiddly, and often not obvious.

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