We primarily use the solution for version control. We use it to control the development version. We use it for scripts or whatever we are deploying.
Software Engineer at Thomson Reuters International Pvt. Ltd.
Easy to set up with good reliability and reasonable pricing
Pros and Cons
- "The initial setup is very easy."
- "The solution works perfectly fine so far."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
The solution allows for very good version control while coding. We can ignore certain versions and create branches out of exactly what we need.
The repository is great. We can look into it first before creating versions.
It works with Unix.
Once we change things, we can test it locally very easily.
The initial setup is very easy.
It is stable and reliable.
We have found the solution to be stable.
The pricing is reasonable.
What needs improvement?
The solution works perfectly fine so far. For the last year, it hasn't given me issues.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the solution for one year.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It's been stable and reliable. There are no bugs or glitches. I'd rate it eight out of ten. It doesn't crash or freeze.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution can scale well. I'd rate the ability to expand eight out of ten. You can expand it easily.
Most people are using it in my organization.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We primarily use GitHub. Now we are using Git for version control.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is very straightforward. It's not complex at all.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
You can pay for a subscription. It is an affordable product.
What other advice do I have?
I'm an end-user.
I'd recommend the solution to other users. Both Git and GitHub are very useful for development.
I would rate the solution eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Private Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Head of Emerging Technologies at a construction company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Easy to set up and has useful version control but needs to be more standardized
Pros and Cons
- "The setup process is pretty simple."
- "New developers sometimes find it difficult to call a review or create a request."
What is our primary use case?
We create feature branches with the product for our global development. They merge to create a full request, and we can review and merge the code.
What is most valuable?
The version control is quite useful. Each year, we move to a new version to update our code. You can build out branches.
We are able to do effective incremental work and then push new code remotely. We can resolve merge conflicts.
The setup process is pretty simple.
What needs improvement?
There is no standard for managing feature branches. While there are branches created, and they can be reviewed before merging, there isn't yet a standardization, which means the team has to follow up.
New developers sometimes find it difficult to call a review or create a request. They don't necessarily know what to push or if they should be creating feature branches, etc. The should work to make it simpler to use with more standardization to help new users acclimatize faster.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using the solution for more than five years now.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability is okay. I'd rate it six to seven out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability is pretty good. I'd rate it seven out of ten in terms of its ability to expand.
We have about 50 users or more on the solution right now.
How are customer service and support?
We don't use technical support. If we run into issues, we turn to forums and deal with the community. We can find the answers we need on Google for the most part.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We've also used Bitbucket in the past. It has good integration with Jira. I've also used GitHub and GitLab.
Azure DevOps also allows you to host event repos. However, I have not used it much.
How was the initial setup?
It's not too complex to set up. The solution is simple to implement. It can differ from project to project.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We mostly use the free version of the solution. We also use GitLab, which has a licensed version.
What other advice do I have?
I'm a Git user.
I'd rate the solution seven out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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Laboratory Instructor for the course INF2010 Data Structures and Algorithms at Polytechnique Montréal
Helps to distribute development, do version control and manage source code
Pros and Cons
- "The tool's most valuable feature is branch workflows."
- "I believe there is room for improvement in preventing work loss due to conflicts or overwriting. Another area for improvement could be implementing features for automated code verification within Git."
What is our primary use case?
I use Git for version control. It helps us to distribute development and manage source code.
What is most valuable?
The tool's most valuable feature is branch workflows.
What needs improvement?
I believe there is room for improvement in preventing work loss due to conflicts or overwriting. Another area for improvement could be implementing features for automated code verification within Git.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I rate the solution's scalability a seven out of ten. My company has eight developers using it.
How are customer service and support?
I haven't contacted the tool's technical support.
How was the initial setup?
I would rate my experience with the initial setup of Git as a seven or six out of ten. It has clear documentation and takes one or two hours to deploy. The deployment process involved installing Git, creating a project in Git, and configuring it with administrative privileges. Then, the steps included preparation, conversion, synchronization, and migration. This set up the repository, allowed for safe changes, and enabled inspection of the repository.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I rate the tool's pricing a five out of ten.
What other advice do I have?
I can provide support and control over the development teams, such as developing scripts for managing code or administering Git repositories for all members. However, we may need an extra week or two for additional training.
According to my opinion, every programmer should use Git.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
The solution is stable, easy to use, and it can be used for application development
Pros and Cons
- "The product is easy to use."
- "The price could be improved."
What is our primary use case?
I use the solution for application development.
What is most valuable?
The product is easy to use.
What needs improvement?
The price could be improved.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for almost ten years. I am using the latest version of the solution.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I like the product’s stability. I rate the stability a nine out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The tool is scalable. Five people in our company are using the solution. It is not used extensively in our company.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was straightforward. The deployment took five minutes.
What about the implementation team?
I could deploy the product by myself. I used GitHub Actions for deployment. We need one person to deploy and maintain the product.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The tool is not expensive. I rate the pricing a three or four out of ten on a scale where one is cheap and ten is expensive.
What other advice do I have?
People should use the solution because it is easy to use. Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
A standard and open-source product with features like git clone
Pros and Cons
- "It is a pretty standard product with features like git clone and development branches."
- "Git is mostly command based and needs to have a helpful user interface."
What is our primary use case?
We use Git for our code.
What is most valuable?
It is a pretty standard product with features like git clone and development branches.
What needs improvement?
Git is mostly command based and needs to have a helpful user interface.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working the solution for the last three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Git is highly stable and I would rate it a ten out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is highly scalable and I would rate it a ten out of ten. My company has 500 users for it. We use it on a daily basis.
How are customer service and support?
We don't connect with the support team since all the information is available on the internet.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We switched to Git because it supports multiple vendors.
How was the initial setup?
Git's setup is easy and I would rate it a nine out of ten. There are documents available with plenty of information. Hence, if there are any issues, you can sort them out. The tool's deployment is fast.
What about the implementation team?
We did the product's deployment in-house. Users can do it by themselves.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Git is free and you don't have to pay for it.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate Git a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Infrastructure Manager/Deployment Manager at Hivedome Consultancy Services
It has a large community, so there are lots of resources
Pros and Cons
- "Git is a product everyone uses, so it's almost inescapable. I like the fact that there is a large ecosystem around it. You can bolt various graphical user interfaces onto it or sign up for various repositories like GitHub and AWS CodeCommit. Git has a large community, so there are lots of resources and knowledge bases you can use."
- "The scalability could be better. I think it requires some discipline to have large teams working on the same project without facing problems merging code. I'm using Git for personal projects, but I know companies face merge conflicts when more than one person is working on code simultaneously."
What is our primary use case?
I'm doing little projects to teach myself things and storing them in a Git repository. We have about 20 users at my company. We're open to using it more.
What is most valuable?
Git is a product everyone uses, so it's almost inescapable. I like the fact that there is a large ecosystem around it. You can bolt various graphical user interfaces onto it or sign up for various repositories like GitHub and AWS CodeCommit. Git has a large community, so there are lots of resources and knowledge bases you can use.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have used Git for about three years.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I rate Git seven out of 10 for scalability. The scalability could be better. I think it requires some discipline to have large teams working on the same project without facing problems merging code. I'm using Git for personal projects, but I know companies face merge conflicts when more than one person is working on code simultaneously.
How was the initial setup?
Git is easy to set up. I've done it multiple times on various systems, and it only takes a few minutes.
What other advice do I have?
I rate Git eight out of 10.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Environmental engineer at Coventry Building Society
A free tool that helps with website management
Pros and Cons
- "I use the solution for website management."
- "The tool's user interface is terrible. It needs to be more user-friendly."
What is our primary use case?
I use the solution for website management.
What needs improvement?
The tool's user interface is terrible. It needs to be more user-friendly.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the product for ten years.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
How was the initial setup?
The tool's setup is straightforward. I could complete the solution's deployment in two minutes.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The tool is free.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate the solution a five out of ten. There are better solutions out there than Git.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Former Employee of Orange Business Services as Head of Security Engineering at a comms service provider with 5,001-10,000 employees
Helps with software development and version control
Pros and Cons
- "Git offers the ability to roll back to the previous version. You can also track all the small changes that you do."
- "The tool is complicated for a beginner. You need to have some training to use it. It is also hard to find a parameter."
What is our primary use case?
We use the product for software development and version control. It helps us to maintain a safe repository of our development.
What is most valuable?
Git offers the ability to roll back to the previous version. You can also track all the small changes that you do.
What needs improvement?
The tool is complicated for a beginner. You need to have some training to use it. It is also hard to find a parameter.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with the solution for seven years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The product is stable.
How are customer service and support?
There is no technical support since we use the open source version. We find support mainly on the forums.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We use the open source version.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate the product an eight out of ten. The product is the best in the industry.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Software developer at Abc solution
With an intuitive interface in place, the tool is extremely easy to manage
Pros and Cons
- "Git is easy to manage...It is helpful for me and easy to manage the interface we are using from development to production."
- "If another person raises a pull request under the same ID assigned to the previous person, and both parties modify the tool, their changes will be grouped together in the same request until it is closed, which is an issue."
What is our primary use case?
We use Git for the desktop to maintain some versions of the codebase.
What is most valuable?
Git is easy to manage, which is one of the main features. Also, the codebase is a major feature. It is helpful for me and easy to manage the interface we are using from development to production. So we manage the versioning of codebases.
What needs improvement?
The price is an area that needs improvement.
The process of raising a pull request could benefit from some improvement. Currently, when a pull request is created in an organization, a branch is also created. However, each pull request must be individualized to a specific branch. If another person raises a pull request under the same ID assigned to the previous person, and both parties modify the tool, their changes will be grouped together in the same request until it is closed, which is an issue. Therefore, it would be beneficial if pull requests were individualized to each user so that any modifications made are attributed to the specific user's pull request.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Git for a year. Also, I don't remember the version of the solution I am using.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.
How was the initial setup?
The solution's initial setup process was easy. It is also easy to get the data. So, even though there are a large number of files, it's easy to clone and get the data details and codebase easily.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The organization looks into the pricing aspects of the solution.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend the solution to those planning to use it. I rate the overall tool a ten out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Senior Performance Engineer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Feature rich, scales well, and straightforward deployment
Pros and Cons
- "All of the features in Git are useful."
- "The solution could improve by having more customization."
What is our primary use case?
Git is used for version control.
Our extensive IT department collaborates on various projects, utilizing Git to manage versions effectively. One significant advantage is the ability to maintain multiple versions of the same code, even when offline. This is particularly beneficial in scenarios where internet connectivity is not available, enabling individuals to work on their code seamlessly. Ultimately, this is a crucial benefit for our team's productivity and market competitiveness.
What is most valuable?
All of the features in Git are useful.
What needs improvement?
The solution could improve by having more customization.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Git for a few years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability is good.
I rate the stability of Git a ten out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have approximately 500 people using the solution.
The solution is scalable.
How are customer service and support?
I have not used the support.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have used solutions prior to Git.
How was the initial setup?
The setup of Git is straightforward. The time it takes to set up depends on the size of the project.
When we're doing things manually, but now we use automation tools. When there is a request made it is automated and deployed in the project.
What about the implementation team?
We did the implementation in-house. We have a team that handles the implementation.
What other advice do I have?
A few people in each team have to do the maintenance of the solution.
I would recommend people start using Git. Users can work on an offline copy without internet connectivity and later sync their changes once online. This process is effortless and speedy. Additionally, it is highly secure. After setting up an Azure account, integration with other tools is possible, allowing for continuous integration and deployment.
I rate Git out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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