On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 9:57 PM, denstar wrote:

>
> On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 8:23 PM, Zaphod Beeblebrox wrote:
> >
> > am I really that predictable :)
> >
> > but while I'm here, let me mention that there's only 1 .git folder vs a
> > million of those pesky .svn folders :)
>
> Heh.  The downside of this is that you *have* to check out the entire
> project, every time.
>
> No svn:externals fo joo!
>
>  I always had issues with svn:externals anyway so I quit using it.


> And git submodules sucketh.
>
> No committing empty directories, either.
>

sure you can, just throw a .gitignore file in there...err, I guess it's no
longer empty then :)

>
> Bottom line, you may very well have to restructure your source code to
> "fit" into Git.
>
> from my experience, git vs svn has resulted in me committing more often
since I can commit to my local repository.  I'm more likely to branch
because it's a lot less painful to merge.  I more portable now since I don't
have to be connected to my central server.  I've been more apt to submit
changes to other open source projects (on github) because of the ease of
cloning a project.  so yeah, I guess I have restructured my code :)


> All that said, it's pretty freaking powerful.
>
> I do sorta miss meaningful revision numbers too, but whatever.
> Different paradigm.
>
> > but others are right.  SVN is good to cut your teeth on since it's got
> more
> > supported tools.  Once you're comfortable with that and you see the
> suckage,
> > then you're ready for git....and the hardcore command line!
>
> Windows Git sucketh too.  TortoiseGit is getting there, but Git is
> still a pretty big kludge-job.
>
> At least it's pretty much working on windows now, unlike a few months ago.
>
> > just converted an older site to capistrano a few minutes ago... I'll
> never
> > do ftp exports again in my life if I can help it.
>
> No dispute here.  Automation is the bee's knees.
>
> Predictable?  Naw!  :-)
>
> :Den
>
> --
> There are, as is known, insects that die in the moment of
> fertilization. So it is with all joy: life's highest, most splendid
> moment of enjoyment is accompanied by death.
> Soren Kierkegaa
>
> 

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