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.

  • @[email protected]English
    15•2 years ago

    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]English
        7•2 years ago

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

        • @[email protected]English
          3•2 years 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.

    • kusEnglish
      1•2 years 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).