Re: On the popularity of git [Was: Git question: when using branches, how does git treat working files when changing branches?]

[Paul Eggert]

Alan Mackenzie wrote:
> I think the real reason is that there are lots of hackers around,
> possibly mainly the younger ones, who revel in their mastery of
> complexity rather than attempting to sidestep and avoid it.

I prefer Git not because it's complicated, but because it's free and reliable 
and fast and used by hackers that I collaborate with and whose judgment I trust.

I doubt that Git's popularity comes from youngsters wanting to conspicuously 
display their complexity-mastering skills. My youthful colleagues generally have 
better things to do.