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What would be your top choice for a post-Git VCS and why? I’m interested to try alternatives.

by brylie 2y ago

nomilk 2y ago
I'm a happy git user, although I've heard great things about lazygit: https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit?tab=readme-ov-file https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit?tab=readme-ov-file
- oneofthose 2y ago
  Yes I think for git users there are a number of great gui and tui and cli tools to simplify workflows. Here is a good list: https://github.com/dictcp/awesome-git?tab=readme-ov-file#client https://github.com/dictcp/awesome-git?tab=readme-ov-file#cli...
thunderbong 2y ago
If your team is small, fossil is perfect. https://fossil-scm.org/ https://fossil-scm.org/ (it's mentioned in the article)
- oneofthose 2y ago
  I think fossil is not exactly post-git but runs in parallel with git. But definitely a good fit for small teams. For true post-git if you feel adventurous I would try jj or pijul.
mos_basik 2y ago
I feel that to be qualified to answer your question I need to have used a non-git VCS on a non-trivial project. Which I haven't. That said, jujutsu is the one that's most sparked my interest and seems most akin to the subset of git features that I use in my daily workflow. (In the way that everyone apparently uses a different subset of C++, I imagine everyone uses a different subset of git.) This blogpost was what made me try it: https://v5.chriskrycho.com/essays/jj-init/ https://v5.chriskrycho.com/essays/jj-init/ which I found from this recent HN thread https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39232456 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39232456. Other HN threads about it: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=jujutsu&sort=byPopularity&type=story https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que... That said, I haven't kept experimenting with it cause I had to stay productive (same reason I still haven't switched to Colemak). But I still have the tab open. And I did eventually switch to i3. So, maybe one day.

What would be your top choice for a post-Git VCS and why? I’m interested to try alternatives.

by brylie 2y ago

What would be your top choice for a post-Git VCS and why? I’m interested to try alternatives.

I'm a happy git user, although I've heard great things about lazygit: https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit?tab=readme-ov-file https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit?tab=readme-ov-file

oneofthose 2y ago
Yes I think for git users there are a number of great gui and tui and cli tools to simplify workflows. Here is a good list: https://github.com/dictcp/awesome-git?tab=readme-ov-file#client https://github.com/dictcp/awesome-git?tab=readme-ov-file#cli...

thunderbong 2y ago

If your team is small, fossil is perfect. https://fossil-scm.org/ https://fossil-scm.org/ (it's mentioned in the article)

oneofthose 2y ago
I think fossil is not exactly post-git but runs in parallel with git. But definitely a good fit for small teams. For true post-git if you feel adventurous I would try jj or pijul.

mos_basik 2y ago

I feel that to be qualified to answer your question I need to have used a non-git VCS on a non-trivial project. Which I haven't. That said, jujutsu is the one that's most sparked my interest and seems most akin to the subset of git features that I use in my daily workflow. (In the way that everyone apparently uses a different subset of C++, I imagine everyone uses a different subset of git.) This blogpost was what made me try it: https://v5.chriskrycho.com/essays/jj-init/ https://v5.chriskrycho.com/essays/jj-init/ which I found from this recent HN thread https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39232456 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39232456. Other HN threads about it: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=jujutsu&sort=byPopularity&type=story https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que... That said, I haven't kept experimenting with it cause I had to stay productive (same reason I still haven't switched to Colemak). But I still have the tab open. And I did eventually switch to i3. So, maybe one day.