Git submodules have a comically bad user interface imho but they work really well so I use them despite this. As with git in general the core functionality is s

Git submodules have a comically bad user interface imho but they work really well so I use them despite this. As with git in general the core functionality is solid. There is also something to be said for making as much of core functionality without resorting to another piece of infrastructure. People can use whatever front end they prefer on their machine but in a pinch the core git package is all you need.