Re:Oh Shit, Git?
by Const-me on Sunday August 16, 2020 @02:42AM
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> all thanks to the 'cowboys' with an attitude
Maybe cowboys contributed too, but despite horrible interface I think VCS part was actually better. Before everyone switched to git, I’ve used cvs, svn, sourcesafe, clearcase. They all required 2 things to work well:
1. You must be in a room with a low-latency 1GBPs link to the server.
2. Dedicated sys.admins on site whose job is supporting the infrastructure, VCS included.
When people don’t screw up with the interface too much, git can be better: doesn’t care about network latency by design, handles conflicts better, branching/merging is very easy…
Maybe cowboys contributed too, but despite horrible interface I think VCS part was actually better. Before everyone switched to git, I’ve used cvs, svn, sourcesafe, clearcase. They all required 2 things to work well:
1. You must be in a room with a low-latency 1GBPs link to the server.
2. Dedicated sys.admins on site whose job is supporting the infrastructure, VCS included.
When people don’t screw up with the interface too much, git can be better: doesn’t care about network latency by design, handles conflicts better, branching/merging is very easy…