4 ms·

Git being fast is an important property of the problem it's solving. I work daily in Python, but I wouldn't use it for a VCS or DVCS.

• zurn 15y ago
  Mercurial is written in Python, and is arguably better than git in most respects.
  • berkut 15y ago
    The core binary diff code is written in C.
    • zurn 15y ago
      That's how C is supposed to be used, in tiny bits to accelerate Python apps ;)
      • cookiecaper 15y ago
        fwiw much of git is also written in so-called "porcelain", bash and/or perl scripts that perform higher-level manipulation.