Git

Google Tech Talks
October, 12 2007

ABSTRACT

When you have hundreds of people simultaneously patching 25000 files of the Linux Kernel in sometimes conflicting ways, you might need some scheme or plan to sort all that out before you can build your next kernel and reboot. The Linux team uses "git" for their source code repository management, a homegrown solution that is optimized for highly distributed development, working with huge sets of files, merging independent work at multiple levels, and seeing who broke what. (Git has also since been notably adopted by the Cairo, x.org, and Wine teams, and is being transitioned to by the Mozilla codebase.)

In my talk, I describe what "git"; is and isn't, and why you should use it instead of CVS, Subversion, SVK, Arch, Darcs, Mercurial, Monotone, Bazaar, and just about every other repository manager. I'll also walk though the basic concepts so that the manpages might start making sense. If I have time, I'll even do a live walkthrough, where you can watch how fast I make typos.

Speaker: Randal Schwartz

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[nikhilesh93]

Actually I find git very suitable for small projects too. Why not just try it yourself, and find out? It's the best way. :-)

At least for Linux, I like it. On Windows you have to mess around with msysgit et al.

[Jakub Narębski]

Great talk!

Some of the details are slightly wrong (signed tags are tag objects not commit objects, description of rename/copy detection is oversimplified especially for merges), and perhaps "git commit -a" should be encouraged, but it is nevertheless great talk.

Nice description of fetch, rebase, publish changes workflow.

[Salvatore Shiggerino]

What kind of retard do they have writing the subtitles? Since when is CBS a version control system?

[EndeavourAccuracy]

It's kinda weird that he calls Linus LYnus, especially given his contacts with Linus and all that.

He may want to check ?v=CY2E-IzmNCQ

[phuckoffanddie]

The guy is standing right there for christ sake, can't he tell us his bio himself you moron. Instead you have him stand next to you doing hand signals and gestures while you read off his accomplishments like a servant douchebag.

[BlackKatJing]

A-am i the only one here because you thought this will be the british slang? No? ;D; just me?

[aliancemd]

If you use Github, Microsoft in cooperation with Github made an application for it which is called "Github for Windows". It's really easy to use.

[plutonimvamsi]

git saves us on daily basis

[Pradeep Pant]

Excellent talk

[123user123name123]

Doing web development with small groups of people, Git is what saves the day every day.

[deric916]

Reminds me of Van Morrison...

[Jack Moe]

Git up naw