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I can definitely relate to that, and I'm actually quite fond of git myself. I just never expected that people would stop trying to make a better version control

I can definitely relate to that, and I'm actually quite fond of git myself. I just never expected that people would stop trying to make a better version control system. That's not entirely fair, a lot of work has been invested in Pijul and Fossil, but I would have expected much more interest in alternatives. I remember all of the reasons Git was so new and exciting at the time, but now it feels like we're all locked into it, not out of any deliberate attempt at vendor lockin but out of complacency, and because fewer and fewer of us still remember a time that it felt possible to invent a better version control system.

Nursie 7mo ago
It's definitely ruined one of my favourite interview questions. I used to ask candidates what their preferred source control system was and why. I wanted them to demonstrate that they'd thought about it and had some insight rather than give a specific answer. But now it's just "... uh, git, I've only really used git", and you can't blame anyone for that because it's so dominant now. I've updated my question to be about branching strategies but I'm just not as fond of it. Well, you've inspired me to have a look more into the competition. I don't think git is perfect, I think it's just good enough and it'll take quite a lot to shift people over to something else now we have the whole github network effect. But hey, no harm in looking around :)