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Re: Advice on choosing git

From
Ramkumar Ramachandra <artagnon@gmail.com>
Date
May 12, 2010, 09:15 UTC
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Hi,
On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 8:31 AM, Noah Silverman <noah@smartmediacorp.com> wrote:
> I'm looking for both a version control system and backup system.
I recommend git for versioning and bup [1] for backup.
> Bazaar also looks like a possible option, but I'm not sure it handles
> drive usage better.  Their website has a lengthy manifesto about how
> they're better than Git, but I don't have enough experience with either
> to make an informed decision.

Scott Chacon maintains this page [2] that compares Git with other versioning systems. From my personal experience, I find Bazaar to be quite horrible and slow. Mercurial is user-friendly, but nowhere near Git in terms of speed, power, and size.

-- Ram

[1] http://github.com/apenwarr/bup [2] http://whygitisbetterthanx.com/

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  1. Noah SilvermanMay 12, 2010
  2. Dmitry PotapovMay 12, 2010
  3. Ramkumar RamachandraMay 12, 2010
  4. Jonathan NiederMay 12, 2010
  5. Joe BrennerMay 13, 2010
  6. Avery PennarunMay 13, 2010
  7. Matthieu MoyMay 13, 2010
  8. Avery PennarunMay 13, 2010
  9. Anthony W. YoungmanMay 19, 2010
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  11. Matthieu MoyMay 13, 2010
  12. Jeff KingMay 13, 2010
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