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It is very fast to use, branching is very simple once you understand how it works. It is a tool that you must use it. There are several git servers in the market and some of them allow you to create private repositories for free. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Several times I need to Google some commands because I don't remember them but I think that is the price for having such a powerful tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

A capable tool with profound insight into the concept of version control. A diverse set of command-line tools.

I also like history rewriting and multiple origin feature. You can point your local copy to the local repository of a colleague rather than that of the server. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes command line parameters are so lengthy that it is not easy to keep them easily in mind.

Inconsistent behavior among versions. e.g. core.fileMode=true configuration flag causes git to consider many untouched files eligible for inclusion in the commit.

There is no way to avoid downloading the entire commit history of a repository into the local copy. This harms performance of cloning when working with many submodules. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is fast to place changes in stage and commit them. Also the basic us of the application is very easy to use, even if you don't use the user interface. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is difficult for me to perform advanced tasks. Merge changes and fix conflicts must be done manually and the side by side comparison is not clear enough. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Git is easy to use, and the learning curve is not very high if you want to be a simple user. Large user base means your question has very likely already been answered. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nothing I dislike about Git, it's a very solid product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Git is very popular, so the community surrounding it is plentiful, which translates to being easy to find tutorials and QAs regarding most of the issues you might find by using it.

For plain text files, it's extremely useful and optimal in terms of performance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

For starters, the documentation needs improvement.

Native merge conflict display can also be a pain to handle, so the use of third-party is highly recommended.

Furthermore, it's not suitable for large binary files, which is something valuable in game development.

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I enjoy the connectivity for remote workers; feels like you’re in the same room. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I dislike the current acquisition, should remained a stand-alone. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like that it most of the time knows how to merge intelligently when both the upstream and my copy of a file have been modified. There is still some times when you need to perform merges by hand, when the conflict is just can't be done automatically. I like the ability to cherry-pick from one branch to another and I like that you can just add an entire directory of files at once unlike some other VCS solutions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Some of the more advanced things you need to do, you'll have to Google to figure out the commands. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Git is used everywhere, so learning it is largely worth it let alone for this sole reason. Fortunately, it's also a powerful and versatile tool. It is regularly updated with new nice features.

The ecosystem is amazing (GUI, web sites, Stackoverflow answers, integration in IDEs). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The initial learning curve is quite steep, but there's a host of online documentation to help the novice.

And many tools (text editors for instance) hide part of the complexity (e.g., Emacs, VS Code). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Since Git is a _distributed_ version control system, every copy of the repository works as a standalone repository (there is no "one true master" copy of the code). This makes scaling projects easy and means everyone working on the code has, in a way, backed up the codebase for the team! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Working with the Git CLI can be a bit cumbersome. The GUI tools available don't make it an easy system to learn, either. The learning curve for Git users is super steep. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

git can do anything. Which is a good thing, but truth be told, most people just need a simple workflow. I guess the best thing about git is its everywhere. Everyone knows it. You don't need to teach anyone who joins the company how to use it. (Maybe help out here and there when they have a confusing merge or cherry pick or rebase or something), but in general, every developer worth a grain of salt knows git at a basic level. What's good is that its fast, efficient, and cross-platform. There many tools built on top of git too. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

You know the unix philosophy? Every tool should do 1 thing. Git has a different philosophy. "Lets see how many program flags we can give a single binary." Its just too confusing for beginners. Some people have learned the intricate ins and outs over time, and I pity them, because who cares... all anyone ever wants is too pull, push, edit, merge. Yet git so many quirks that everybody ends up wasting time googling super simple things just so they can go to the first stackoverflow question upvoted by 10 million people so they can copy and paste the obscure poorly named flag. Simply put, git is a tool only an engineer could love. But maybe I'm not a true engineer, because I just want to get things done. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.