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Do people use git alternatives? (programming.dev)
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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.

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[–] oleid@programming.dev 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

There is pijul.

  1. Pijul's defining feature is its innovative algebra of patches model for version control, allowing changes to be applied in any order without creating conflicts, thus simplifying collaborative work.
  2. It efficiently handles branches and merges, with its patch theory often enabling it to automatically resolve conflicts, eliminating much of the headache typically associated with merge conflicts.
  3. Pijul is also free and open-source

Check this out: https://stackoverflow.blog/2023/05/23/for-those-who-just-dont-git-it-ep-573/

[–] isaiah@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I am so incredibly intrigued by this! This might sound like a dumb question, but are there any examples of what this looks like hosted on GitHub? My employer mandates GitHub as a standardized location for enterprise code. So I'm curious if there's a way to live in both worlds at once and not go mad.

[–] oleid@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago

Afaik GitHub is for git only. While you can import existing git projects, pijul has its own web frontend called nest.