Git Reviews & Product Details

I use git for managing my website deployment. Git allows for very easily managed version control, merging of changes with other developers and for me, issue tracking. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nothing about Git that I dislike. it is an excellent service used by millions of developers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Very powerful, reliable, and easy to use source control. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I wish there was a better way to see a side by side diff without having to download third party software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Git allows me and my coworkers to efficiently work on our code base without worrying about stepping on each others' code. The more I use git, the more tricks and cool and useful features I find. Don't see why people would use anything other than git Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I don't like that sometimes I cannot visualize what I'm doing with git. When I something gets messed up I often cannot isolate where I went wrong. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Git is open which allows your business process dictate your source work flow and not the other way around.

It is distributed making it very unlikely that you will lose source. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The name rebase is awful and it can get confusing through all of the gui tools.

Git hooks and attributes can't be applied globally and must be configured for every repo. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is powerful to team collaboration and code version control. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Can be tricky when you are a starter o intermidium user. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

After using a centralized VCS, Git comes in handy because you don't have such thing as a 'blocked' file in case you need to make a little change in other peoples' files, so you can test your own.

Configuration in both Windows and Linux is plain and straight. Besides, there's this awesome community and documentation online. It's one of the key points I look for when deciding to use a tool for production environments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Git, however, gets really slow when dealing with repositories above 1GB. When you're used to used Git via command console like me, it's pretty troublesome waiting more than a couple of seconds for the operations to take place (because they usually take 1 second). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's fast, well documented, and well supported. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It has a bit of a learning curve that can trip new developers up. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Decentralized nature allows for peace of mind and local tracking of history while disconnected from remote repositories. I can manage my own commits and push to the rest of the team only what I want, when I want. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The flexibility provided by git does come at the cost of increased complexity. As a consequence, sometimes what you would think is a simple operation can take multiple, obscure steps to accomplish. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Fast and easy to setup. Free. Once you grok how git fundamentally works, it makes sense. Very widely supported and used on many open-source projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Steep learning curve compared to traditional source control software. Need to fully understand the underlying concepts of git before you can confidently and efficiently use it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Git is good for version control. Works great for both Windows and Linux systems. I use it on my Mac daily. It allows for better collaboration with other developers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Branching can be confusing. Reverting commits can cause issues. There is a bit of a learning curve for Git, I would run into problems when collaborating with others. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.