Why Do People Hate Git? 78% People Do (257 opinions)

It's unnecessarily complicated. It should be
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It's unnecessarily complicated. It should be simple if it ever wants to replace (S)FTP like many cloud hosting companies seem to want it to. read all

by Michael on 07 May - reply - Helpful? YES NO Thank You! - Flag
git sucks
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I have worked for years with multiple source code control systems up to and including subversion for my last 3 year project. But using git (and eGit) on a single ... read all

by Michael T on 05 May - reply - Helpful? YES NO Thank You! - Flag

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git sucks
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I have worked for years with multiple source code control systems up to and including subversion for my last 3 year project. But using git (and eGit) on a single ... read all

by Michael T on 05 May - reply - Helpful? YES NO Thank You! - Flag

git sucks
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I have worked for years with multiple source code control systems up to and including subversion for my last 3 year project. But using git (and eGit) on a single ... read all

by Michael T on 05 May - reply - Helpful? YES NO Thank You! - Flag
Why do something simple when you can use Git!
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Why does it take me 15 minutes of documentation reading to do a goddamn revert on my entire project? I tell it to revert, and it says I'm up-to-date (even ... read all

by Bret S on 10 Apr - reply - Helpful? YES NO Thank You! - Flag

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Why do something simple when you can use Git!
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Why does it take me 15 minutes of documentation reading to do a goddamn revert on my entire project? I tell it to revert, and it says I'm up-to-date (even ... read all

by Bret S on 10 Apr - reply - Helpful? YES NO Thank You! - Flag
Git ran out on my mama
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Git wasn't there for me. It was one passionate, Jaegermeister fueled night with my mother, and nine months later I arrive...and Git disappeared. Why couldn't you have been there for ... read all

by PhilJ on 28 Mar - reply - Helpful? YES NO Thank You! - Flag
I do hate git, but I hate this site more.
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I do hate git, but I hate this site more. THis is the third time I've entered my rant. GIT + Amplicate = END OF THE ROAD read all

by Matt E on 09 Mar - reply - Helpful? YES NO Thank You! - Flag
Im soo happy to see Im not the only human
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Im soo happy to see Im not the only human been who hate GIT. This tool is stupidly hard!! simply this tool dont work and make you spend a LOOOOOOOT ... read all

by Ro S on 09 Mar - reply - Helpful? YES NO Thank You! - Flag
I'd rather be kicked in the dick than use git.
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It makes even the most simple tasks exceedingly complex, only use git if you REALLY need the features it adds or you just get off on memorizing arcane command-line syntax. ... read all

by Alexander M on 21 Feb - reply - Helpful? YES NO Thank You! - Flag
branch hell git sucks
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Git encourages sloppy development and overbranching and decentralizes code bases, ading a whole new metalevel to develpment read all

by Jay V on 17 Feb - reply - Helpful? YES NO Thank You! - Flag
GIT SUCKS THE F*CKING MONKEY BALLS!!! Why on earth
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GIT SUCKS THE F*CKING MONKEY BALLS!!! Why on earth would a nice guy like me be forced to use it??? F*cking hours of frustration and dozens of poor advice and ... read all

by User-746ou9 on 09 Feb - reply - Helpful? YES NO Thank You! - Flag
GIT is a racket among many others.
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Git is a racket among many other: javascript, html, css and php are the worst racket as well. XAML is an awesome replacement for all that, however its Microsoft. But ... read all

by Jordan S on 20 Jan - reply - Helpful? YES NO Thank You! - Flag
Enjoy digging into Git's command line, he-he-he
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I especially hate the submodules in Git - it's a pain in the neck to deal with them (either via command line, or via TortoiseGit). read all

by Anton K on 06 Dec - reply - Helpful? YES NO Thank You! - Flag
Git is yet another one of those over-engineered
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Git is yet another one of those over-engineered systems that's like catnip for geeks, but a colossal waster of time for your company. Yeah, do you really need every freaking ... read all

by John B on 03 Nov - reply - Helpful? YES NO Thank You! - Flag
Fanboys suck.
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Git is proof that too many programming geeks are hero worshipping fanboys. The existance of site like github is proof that, when it comes to source control, there can only ... read all

by Gene G on 12 Oct - 1 reply - reply - Helpful? YES NO Thank You! - Flag
Too many "branches" or pulls.
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For every open-source project I want to incorporate there is 16 git "branches" or whatever the vernacular for git is and I can never determine which is the one I ... read all

by Scott P on 08 Oct - 1 reply - reply - Helpful? YES NO Thank You! - Flag
Git Is Not File Friendly
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It's virtually impossible to merge changes from a single file on one branch into another branch. What I could do in an instant in CVS or SVN is just not ... read all

by Peter G on 19 Aug - 2 replies - reply - Helpful? YES NO Thank You! - Flag
Designed by/for geek programmers
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I hate Git 'cause it's not really easy to learn, and (like nearly all DVCSes) it's really too much "abtract". Plus, it's a chore to use when a dev team ... read all

by Rémy T on 26 Jul - 6 replies - reply - Helpful? YES NO Thank You! - Flag
Good interfaces disappear
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Good interfaces disappear cognitively: you hardly know they're there (the tv disappears, the book disappears). c.f Git, which gits in your face. read all

by Marcus F on 25 May - reply - Helpful? YES NO Thank You! - Flag