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Let's Make Sure Github Doesn't Become the only Option - Edward Loveall (blog.edwardloveall.com)
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[–] IanTwenty@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

I know. The author suggests:

Experiment with new-to-you version control systems like Fossil, Mercurial, and Pijul.

The author is:

learning about different version control systems. For example, the differences between Fossil and git revealed a lot of my biases towards git simply because it’s familiar (and Fossil seems really cool). Reading about the theory behind Pijul absolutely bends my brain into knots. I keep trying anyway because conflicts in git are frustrating and I’d like a better solution.

The author says:

It would be nice to move beyond git one day and have a better experience for managing complex codebases, and not on GitHub’s timeline.