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Do people use git alternatives? (programming.dev)
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I know other version control software exists, but does anyone use it? Why? What are the differences? All I've ever actually seen people use is git.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Not to mention, most developers don’t even really care about which SCM they use.

Get them to use CVS for a while. They will care then.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You are right about that! It was a pain to work with :)

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You clearly haven't used ClearCase. That would seriously reallign your definition of "pain"... :-)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I used ClearCase too :) And it was painful. But I don't think CVS and/or ClearCase are considered to be meaningful alternatives to Git at this day and age. I was mostly thinking about Mercurial and Fossil. They are brought up as alternatives to Git more often. That's my observation at least.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I never used CVS but the senior developer at one place mentioned about it once when I complained about subversion which we used there (this was in 2013).