Git is an open-source DVCS (Distributed Version Control System)
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To branch or not to branch?
Till recently my development workflow was the following:
Get the feature from product owner
Make a branch (if feature is more than 1 day)
Implement it in a branch
Merge changes from main branch to ...
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I'm a Subversion geek, why should I consider or not consider Mercurial or Git or any other DVCS?
I try to understand the benefits of distributed version control system (DVCS).
I found Subversion Re-education and this article by Martin Fowler very useful.
Mercurial and others DVCS promote a ...
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What does SVN do better than git?
No question that the majority of debates over programmer tools distill to either personal choice (by the user) or design emphasis, i.e., optimizing design according to particular uses cases (by the ...
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Why is Mercurial considered to be easier than Git?
When looking at comparisons, it seems to me that there could be a 1:1 mapping between their feature sets. Yet, an often cited statement is that "Mercurial is easier". What is the base of this ...
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git / other VCS - how often to commit?
I've been a programmer now for over 11 years, and am just starting to get into version control for real. The places I've worked at have never really used version control (one committed at the end of ...
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git for personal (one-man) projects. Overkill?
I know, and use, two version control systems: Subversion and git. Subversion, as of now, gets used for personal projects where I am the only developer and git gets used for open source projects and ...
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How to choose between git and Mercurial
Both Git and Mercurial are DVCS, and that's great. I wonder if there is a list of particular situations when one of those systems are preferable, something like 'In mobile development for many ...
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Empirical Evidence of Popularity of Git and Mercurial
It's 2012! Mercurial and Git are both still strong.
I understand the trade-offs of both. I also understand everyone has some sort of preference for one or the other. That's fine.
I'm looking for ...
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Managing multiple versions of a web application using Git
We have a family of apps, all having the same base. Until now I've been developing this base, and the Git workflow was very simple:
Development is done in develop branch
New features are developed ...
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When should the VCS history of a project be deleted?
I just refactored my project's entire codebase. So much so that even though it uses most of the same code base, things work in a radically different way. If the old version was 1.0, the new one would ...
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How to open-source a project whose git repository has copyrighted media in the history?
I want to release an audio fingerprinting software project under a free license, but the repository contains copyrighted audio files. The test cases also currently use these files. How do I release ...
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people fork my project but don't fetch from upstream - what can I do?
Several people have forked my github repo but they have not fetched-merged from upstream. So my original repo has evolved significantly since the fork took place, and meanwhile these people are ...
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Why did Git get so much hype? …while others don't? [closed]
In the recent years, the hype around Git raised greatly. Everybody knows about Git, nobody knows about alternatives.
Other ones like Mercurial seem to be unnoticed. Both have been released in 2005, ...
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Why learn git when there are GUI apps for GitHub?
Given that GitHub provides GUI apps for both Mac and Windows, what are the benefits of learning to use git from the command line?
Currently I'm using their mac app to update my repositories, and so ...
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Can you recommend a good commit message template / guidelines to enforce in the company?
In Git it's possible to set and enforce a good commit template.
Can you recommend (preferably with argumentation) a good commit template / guidelines to enforce in the company?
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Should I understand SVN before I jump to GIT?
I work in a department where no one has ever used source control before, including myself.
I am trying to push the concept. I have spent a little while researching SVN. I some basics learned. I can ...
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How to manage github issues for (priority, etc)? [closed]
I'm new to github, and am looking for advice on how to manage issues. I'm used to having priority and other ordering options but see that none exist.
How do others manages issues during the ...
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Is version history really sacred or is it better to rebase?
I've always agreed with Mercurial's mantra 1, however, now that Mercurial comes bundled with the rebase extension and it is a popular practice in git, I'm wondering if it could really be regarded as a ...
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Should images be stored in a git repository?
For a distributed team that uses Git and Github as version control, should images also be stored in the git repository?
For the most part, the images won't be changed. The folder containing them will ...
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What is the best way to do development with git?
I have been searching the web for best practices, but don't see anything that is consistent. If you have an excellent development process that includes successful releases of your product as well as ...
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What is the recommended way to separate current development from maintenance development in version control software?
I have some software application managed using Git. I just released a new version 2.x which I plan to maintain on the long term (bug fixes mostly). In the meantime, I would like to start working on ...
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We're Subversion Geeks and we want to know the benefits of Mercurial
Having read I'm a Subversion geek, why should I consider or not consider Mercurial or Git or any other DVCS.
I have a related follow up question. I read that question and read the recommended links ...
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As a sole developer (for now), how should I be using Git?
I have multiple projects on Git that I eventually want to bring others into. However, right now it's just me and I use Git and GitHub very simplistically: no branches and basically just using the ...
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Git bug branching convention
I've been following the successful Git branching model guide for most of my development. I still wonder if the way I handle bug tickets is correct.
My current workflow: Once I accept a bug ticket I ...
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How should I control the versions of my project on GitHub
I am trying to spend as much time as I can on GitHub nowadays (even I am the only person in team at work) to really feel how it is going to be like for a real world corporate application.
One ...
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Is there a difference between merges in svn compared to git or mercurial?
From my understanding SVN is 'Easy to branch. Difficult to merge'. Why is that? Is there a difference how they merge?
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Are there any statistics that show the popularity of Git versus SVN?
I'm writing an essay, and would like to have some empiric evidence, perhaps longitudinal data where the popularity of these technologies is compared over a period of some years.
Are there any ...
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Is SVN out of style? [closed]
It's been only several years since I migrated from Visual Source Safe to SVN. And SVN for me is still kinda "WOW! I can do so many things! SVN is so cool!"
But many people around me keep saying "SVN? ...
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git in non-distributed, independent, lone programming …best practice(s)?
I am currently studying the git documentation to get a hang of distributed version control workflow and use of git command line. I want to first start using git with small, personal, pet projects so ...
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Should every git commit leave the project in a working state?
I'm curious to know what the prevailing best practice is about get commits are. Should they be enforced such that the project is in a working state (builds properly, all tests pass etc), or is ...
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How do you put different versions of your library under version control? Do you use tags? Or branches? Or another method?
I have recently started putting my code under version control (in the lab I'm working, under SVN, and my own codes in github (obviously with git)). Before using version control, I used to do something ...
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How to Use Subversion Repository Inside Git Repository?
I'm developing a project in Git. IT depends on another project, that's in a Subversion repository. I'd like to be able to make changes to the Subversion project in the tree, and commit to/update ...
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What should be the workflow with a git repository?
I work on several git repositories though on most not more than 2 people work. Mostly me and my boss. Very often when we work in parallel it happens that "git log" doesn't look so nice because of the ...
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Script/tool to import series of snapshots, each being a new edition, into GIT, populating source tree?
I've developed code locally and taken a fairly regular snapshot whenever I reach a significant point in development, e.g. a working build.
So I have a long-ish list of about 40 folders, each folder ...
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How did Git and Mercurial develop so similarly at the same time?
Git and Mercurial follow similar models and have similar terminology. Mercurial's initial release was was only 12 days after Git's. How did these two projects, in initial development at the same ...
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Git branching and tagging best practices
I am currently learning to use Git by reading Pro Git. Right now I'm learning about branching and tags. My question is when should I use a branch and when should I use a tag?
For example, say I ...
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Which commit should close a Github issue when multiple commits are responsible?
I want to close issues in Github via my commit messages, but I'm not sure which commit should contain the magic "Closes #XXX" string when multiple commits are responsible for closing the issue. ...
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Open sourcing an internal project that has confidential information in the old revisions. [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to open-source a project whose git repository has copyrighted media in the history?
Our company has spent a year working on an internal web application and has ...
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Git commit messages with nvie branching model
This Git branching model recommends branching for all development efforts and merging when complete:
Branch
Develop
Merge when complete
I'm wondering how this works in practice, given that ...
