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Git is a fast, scalable, and distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency. Originally developed for the Linux kernel, Git has become the de facto standard for version control, utilized by millions of developers worldwide. Its distributed architecture allows each developer to have a complete history of the project, enabling robust collaboration and offline work capabilities. Key Features and Functionality: - Distributed Version Control: Every developer has a full copy of the repository, allowing for independent work and reducing reliance on a central server. - High Performance: Git is optimized for speed, efficiently handling large repositories with millions of files and commits. - Data Integrity: Every file and commit is checksummed and retrieved by its checksum, ensuring the integrity of the repository. - Branching and Merging: Git offers powerful branching and merging capabilities, facilitating parallel development and feature integration. - Staging Area: The staging area allows developers to prepare commits by selecting changes to include, providing greater control over the commit history. - Free and Open Source: Released under the GNU General Public License version 2.0, Git is free to use and modify, promoting collaboration and transparency. Primary Value and User Solutions: Git addresses the challenges of collaborative software development by providing a reliable and efficient system for tracking changes, coordinating work among multiple developers, and maintaining a comprehensive history of project evolution. Its distributed nature ensures that developers can work offline and merge changes seamlessly, reducing conflicts and enhancing productivity. By offering a robust set of tools for version control, Git empowers teams to manage their codebases effectively, leading to more stable and maintainable software projects.

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Trevor H.

Senior Software Engineer

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

9/28/2017

"Git. A kernel developer over-engineered something simple, but its all we got."

3.5/5

What do you like best about Git?

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.

What do you dislike about Git?

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.

Recommendations to others considering Git:

Don't try to learn it all. It's a waste of your time. There is so much more interesting things to spend time learning, and becoming a git guru is not one of them. I recommend you just work on a project and use git based on what you need to do. Eventually you can create shell aliases and just use those. Then you stop thinking about git and just do what you need to for your workflow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Git solving and how is that benefiting you?

Like I said, git is like air. You just don't program without it in 2017.

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Its essential to any project for maintaining history in a distributed way. If I joined a company that was emailing around code, I would probably send a resignation in immediately. Or demand immediately change. The biggest day-today benefit for me, is it lets me code anywhere. Everything is distributed, so I program at work, at home, on my laptop under the stars. My code is backed up and accessible anywhere I can find a keyboard. That's reassuring, and very important from a business perspective. Oh, and of course, you'll never lose history. (Unless you force push, but most companies will put a blocker in place so no one accidentally does that) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Piyush S.

Technical Lead

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

2/21/2018

"Git review"

5/5

What do you like best about Git?

On repositoy tools like SVN and CVS, git really has advantage. Ease of branching, local and remote copies keeping and such other features are a treat Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Git?

It’s applicable only for Git repositories . Should be able to pull other repositories too Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Git:

Currently best repository management tool available in market. It’s easy to use and offers various nice features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Git solving and how is that benefiting you?

Using Git for software development. Able to work in team with everyone working on his assigned module without affecting other Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

6/15/2018

"Best Repository Ever"

5/5

What do you like best about Git?

I have been using GIT as our repository for an AEM project. It provides us an array of features to help us store, modify our content. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Git?

Nothing as per se. Very user friendly. Just easier to use through terminal. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jason D.

Senior Consultant (Developer)

Information Technology and Services

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

6/30/2017

"Git - Free, secure, concise, version control for all"

4/5

What do you like best about Git?

I like that with Git using the command line interface I have full control over all my interactions with the Version Control system. A recent addition in support of Git is it's integration into Microsoft's Visual Studio, Microsoft's Team Foundation Server and Microsoft's Visual Studio Code. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Git?

Though the command line interface is powerful it is also daunting for those of us that are used to GUI. fortunately the git --help command is very helpful and points discerning developers in the right direction. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Git:

Harness the power of the command line but tread lightly Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Git solving and how is that benefiting you?

At Kizan we use Git to help us manage the version control of source code for many large custom software development projects. It gives us one less thing to have to worry about. Git takes care of it all. Git is also cross platform so it doesn't matter if teammates are using Windows PCs or Mac Books. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Daniele S.

Vice presidente

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3/17/2018

"Version control the chatoic but powerful way"

5/5

What do you like best about Git?

Easy to customize based on the needs and extend with a lot of scripts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Git?

A lot of esoteric commands but with experience and alias is easy to live with them Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Facilities Services

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4/30/2018

"One of the best source code repository"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Git?

Its very easy to get track of code version, merging branches, pulling and pushing code to repository. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Git?

nothing much to dislike on this. I am really liking this tool a lot Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Rodrigo T.

Technical Lead

E-Learning

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

9/30/2017

"essential tool for project collaboration"

5/5

What do you like best about Git?

it's simple and productive. A thing I really like about Git is that it's very intuitive and has a good documentation, so you can get into solutions fast. It's an essential tool for project collaboration and code versioning. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Git?

git desktop apps. It crashes a lot and is not that intuitive. But maybe because I usually prefer to use command-line tools Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Git:

you can also use in conjunction with GitHub and extensions such as hub Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Git solving and how is that benefiting you?

I'm using it to control versions of several private and opensource softwares. It's simples to keep projects working with lots of engineering concurrently coding on it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Rick K.

Owner

Computer Software

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

6/8/2017

"Git for version control"

4/5

What do you like best about Git?

Git is very widespread. I think nearly every developer has some experience with it, so it makes a good medium for exchange of and collaboration on code. Its popularity also makes for the availability of a lot of documentation and help. And it does the job for which it is intended. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Git?

My biggest complaint, in my own opinion only, is that resolving merge conflicts is harder than it should be. Also there seems to be more "religious wars" than there should be about how to accomplish some fairly common tasks. Lastly, at least in my own experience, discoverability (search) stinks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Git:

Can't go too far wrong with Git, unless you really need to squeeze the last ounce of goodness from your version control system, in which case you'll want to investigate whether some of the more modern alternatives fit your needs better. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Git solving and how is that benefiting you?

Git, along with some continuous deployment tools, gives us a single source of truth for our software; a focal point for discussion; a process by which experienced developers can help those with less experience in a particular area. Its popularity makes it easy to bring new people on board. The Gitflow workflow that we use helps us manage our development efforts and keep straight our various software versions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Seth B.

Sr Salesforce Developer

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

3/21/2018

"Fairly good product"

4/5

What do you like best about Git?

I like that I am able to deploy most of the time with very simple commands. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Git?

I do not like that there is a GUI that is more user friendly for those less familiar with the commands. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Adrian King L.

Software Engineer

Computer Software

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

8/14/2017

"Intense!"

4/5

What do you like best about Git?

As you can see from my reviews, I like simple things because I want to get things done immediately and git helps me with that; but don't be caught by the simple command-line tool, this little guy is fully featured for your version control needs but it is also amazing in such a way that you can start controlling your source in just a few add, commit and push Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Git?

It requires you to read through a lot of documents in order for your to fully utilize the potential of git, though it is just a preference between software developers because sometimes; you don't need that much to do a lot. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Git:

The learning curve for the full feature of git is quite hard to master but you don't need that much in order to achieve your goal with git Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Git solving and how is that benefiting you?

We were able to revert our code to a previous version when something arises, we are able to know what kind of changes have messed up our system hence we can work on it again from a different approach, it allows us to store also documentation like how we would store code which is a amazing because we can now keep track of features together with commits Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.