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git even before github was a game changer for distributed development, kernel being the most prominent example. It did not require random people to have connec
by foobarian 7y ago
git even before github was a game changer for distributed development, kernel being the most prominent example. It did not require random people to have connectivity or authorization on some central SVN server, and yet they could clone and sync their trees and create branches to their heart's content.
- dhimes 7y agoBut mercurial was also in play then and seemed better (which is why I chose it) or at least on par. Somehow git got more traction and is now the default.