People love bikeshedding. Git is also somewhat symbolic: you're a "real" programmer if you use it and not if you don't. I guess an advanced use of git makes yo

People love bikeshedding. Git is also somewhat symbolic: you're a "real" programmer if you use it and not if you don't. I guess an advanced use of git makes you "realer". I think there's an element of "tidiness" to it as well. It's definitely cultural more than technical. More tabs vs spaces rather than static vs. dynamic typing.