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Github + Linux kernel I think would be the primary drivers for that. Mercurial is fine, but its hard to ignore inertia. Similar to FreeBSD/Linux.
by mitchty 13y ago
Github + Linux kernel I think would be the primary drivers for that.
Mercurial is fine, but its hard to ignore inertia. Similar to FreeBSD/Linux.
- EnderMB 13y agoAbsolutely, in the same way that some companies went for Mercurial simply because BitBucket (at the time) offered free private repositories and only supported Hg. Now, BitBucket support Git repos, and I've noticed a few companies I've worked at that are starting to move towards Git on BitBucket, probably because it's the more popular choice and more people will know it because of GitHub. I use both Hg and Git at work, and to be honest for my basic workflow there are very few noticeable differences in day-to-day work.
- jff 13y agoI use git on bitbucket for all my personal stuff, because by signing up with a .edu email account, they gave me free unlimited private repositories. Sold. My only concern would be that people are finding my mostly-bare github profile instead, since that rules the hivemind.
- EnderMB 13y agoHa, you're not alone there! Hell, the only reason I have projects on my GitHub profile are because I felt scared about having a bare public profile linked to my real name. Mine still looks a bit stupid, because I'm a .NET dev with three Java projects from uni, and a Python blog written for Google App Engine.
- garenp 13y agoTotally agree with the first point in particular. The only reason I started using git is because it's required for github. Otherwise I'd use Mercurial exclusively.