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I Get Git

For the longest time I've been wanting to start using version control on my projects. I never really had the time to look into the options that are available to me. Recently Ruby On Rails officially switched away from subversion and over to Git. Since I use rails this seemed like a logical place to start.

Since Git isn't the easiest thing in the world to learn, I thought that I would turn to the internet for help. There are 2 great Git resources available over at PeepCode.com the Git screen cast and Git Internals PDF. I highly recommend the PDF, it explains the how to's of Git very well and as a bonus comes with 8 mini screencasts for only $9.

If I want to try something new or risky I can just make a new branch and start coding

What I really like about Git is my ability to experiment. If I want to try something new or risky I can just make a new branch and start coding. If it works I can merge it into my master branch, if it doesn't work I just switch to a different branch and forget about it.

The only downside (that I see) to Git is that it doesn't run natively on windows, which I unfortunately use. However there is a tool MysysGit available through Google Code. It doesn't have all the features of Git but pretty close.

While I'm not saying that Git is the answer for everyone or every project but I have a feeling that it will change the way I develop from here on out.

This entry was posted on Sunday, May 4th, 2008 at 6:41 pm and is filed under Ruby On Rails, Web Design. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

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  3. msys git works pretty good. Trunk version, at least :)
    -R

    Comment by roger — June 4, 2008 @ 1:31 pm

  4. I’ve had no problems at all, just smooth sailing.

    Comment by Dan — June 5, 2008 @ 12:15 am

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