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minus-squareHelloRoot@lemy.lollinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-21 day agodistributed, asynchronous collaboration and versioning. Or do you wanna send zipped up sourcefiles “project_dev_0.9.6.2_developername_featureID.zip” per email to a dozen colleagues who then have to manually merge it into their current WIP?
minus-squarerhabarba@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down5·1 day agoThere is a difference between “not using a VCS” and “using Git”.
minus-squareHelloRoot@lemy.lollinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-21 day agoLet me make it clear to you then. Why use Git at all then? For it’s VCS features. I thought the one reason why everyone wants to use Git these days are the forges. You thought wrong. Git is not wanted exclusively for the forges, but also for it’s VCS capabilities.
minus-squarerhabarba@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·1 day agoWhich VCS capabilities make Git stand out in comparison to all other DVCSs if you don’t need a web UI?
minus-squareHelloRoot@lemy.lollinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 day agoPersonally: I am used to git. When I don’t need the webUI, I would stick with git because it is already familiar to me.
distributed, asynchronous collaboration and versioning.
Or do you wanna send zipped up sourcefiles “project_dev_0.9.6.2_developername_featureID.zip” per email to a dozen colleagues who then have to manually merge it into their current WIP?
There is a difference between “not using a VCS” and “using Git”.
Let me make it clear to you then.
For it’s VCS features.
You thought wrong. Git is not wanted exclusively for the forges, but also for it’s VCS capabilities.
Which VCS capabilities make Git stand out in comparison to all other DVCSs if you don’t need a web UI?
Personally:
I am used to git. When I don’t need the webUI, I would stick with git because it is already familiar to me.
Makes sense.