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The only major problem I see with Git is that it's just a pain if you're working in a gigantic monorepo. Outside of this, I think it's achieved it's ultimate f

The only major problem I see with Git is that it's just a pain if you're working in a gigantic monorepo. Outside of this, I think it's achieved it's ultimate form and tradeoffs for what it was originally intended to do - and the majority of projects fall under that category, meaning that while Git can be improved, but it doesn't need to 'change' architecturally or philosophically to accommodate other things. Separate version control software can be designed for solving a specific problem - but I don't think Git should need to evolve beyond the problems it's designed to take on.

sirmarksalot 4y ago
The large file problem is a major issue in games, and basically means that developers who would much rather use Git, don't have the option of using Git because it would be crushed under the weight of all the art assets. So instead everyone's forced to use Perforce or Subversion, with all the workflow impediments that involves.
- WorldMaker 4y ago
  A lot of groups with large file problems seem to be converging on Git LFS at this point over Perforce/Subversion. Most of the major hosts (Github, Bitbucket, Gitlab) all have LFS hosting support, though it is not always cheap. (Arguably still cheaper than Perforce/Subversion, especially in accounting for those workflow impediments and the developer time they cost.) LFS is a plugin to install, but that's maybe a strong indicator in favor of the git model that there are common plugins to solve some things like this. (And many distributions of git now also bundle LFS.)