From: W. Trevor King Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2010 21:12:33 +0000 (-0400) Subject: Cleaned up 'Git and sawsim' post. X-Git-Url: http://git.tremily.us/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=810873049d3022e995be26ddd7abc778e4a305bd;p=blog.git Cleaned up 'Git and sawsim' post. --- diff --git a/posts/Git_and_sawsim.mdwn b/posts/Git_and_sawsim.mdwn index ef03d29..07560e4 100644 --- a/posts/Git_and_sawsim.mdwn +++ b/posts/Git_and_sawsim.mdwn @@ -1,25 +1,23 @@ [[!meta title="Git and sawsim"]] [[!meta date="2008-08-31 19:19:56"]] -I recently learned about distributed versioning systems like -[Git](http://git-scm.com/), -[Mercurial](http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/wiki/), -[Bazaar](http://bazaar-vcs.org/), and many others, and I moved my -`sawsim` development to Git from Subversion (instructions at -[Simplistic -Complexity](http://www.simplisticcomplexity.com/2008/03/05/cleanly-migrate-your-subversion-repository-to-a-git-repository/)). -The benefit of a distributd verion control system for me is that it +I recently learned about distributed versioning systems like [[Git]], +[Mercurial][], [Bazaar][], etc., and I moved my [[sawsim]] development +to Git from Subversion (instructions at [Simplistic Complexity][SC]). + +The benefit of a distributed version control system for me is that it removes the need for a central repository. That means that if Bob pulls my code and makes some changes, and Alice pulls my code and makes some other changes, Bob and Alice can get together and merge their code without my knowledge/permission/whatever. I think this -will lead to more lively and effective code. As for picking Git, I'm -sure all would be sufficient for my needs, and Git seemed more like [my -style](http://importantshock.wordpress.com/2008/08/07/git-vs-mercurial/) ;). +will lead to more lively and effective code. + +As for picking Git, I'm sure all would be sufficient for my needs, and +Git seemed more like [my style][]. -I haven't gotten around to hosting the sawsim Git repo for the rest of -y'all yet, but since I think it's still just me still, I'm not really -worried ;). Email me if I'm wrong, and you don't want to wait a few -weeks :p. +[Mercurial]: http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/wiki/ +[Bazaar]: http://bazaar-vcs.org/ +[SC]: http://www.simplisticcomplexity.com/2008/03/05/cleanly-migrate-your-subversion-repository-to-a-git-repository/ +[my style]: http://importantshock.wordpress.com/2008/08/07/git-vs-mercurial/ [[!tag tags/programming]]