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Do people use git alternatives?

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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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nous@programming.dev
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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.

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canpolat@programming.dev
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You are right about that! It was a pain to work with :)

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Rexelpitlum@discuss.tchncs.de
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You clearly haven’t used ClearCase. That would seriously reallign your definition of “pain”… :-)

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canpolat@programming.dev
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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.

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kus@programming.dev
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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).

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