After posting about SmartGit in a recent post I was contacted about numerous other Git GUI programs. While I think SmartGit is the best all around solution for your average users there are other programs for Git GUI users to consider. The nice part of these programs is that they are free for commercial use. Read more »

As Git becomes more popular and widely used a GUI becomes even more important. This was especially important when Drupal recently looked at what version control system it was going to switch to. (If you're interested in the Drupal (unofficial) decision checkout Angie Byrons post on groups.drupal.org)

When I surveyed the Git GUI landscape SmartGit stood above the rest for your standard user.

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Many of the projects I work on are not appropriate for public version control systems like Github or Sourceforge. They might be client projects or code I am tinkering with but am not sure what I'll eventually do with. In these cases it's good to have a private version control site. Since I am now a Git user that server needs to be Git based. Luckily there are a couple great choices. Read more »

I recently switched to Git to manage the source code for projects I work on. I still use CVS to manage Drupal modules on drupal.org and SVN for many client projects. But, when I have a choice I choose Git.

Git, for those of you who don't know, is one of the most popular Distributed Version Control Systems (DVCS). A DVCS can be used in a traditional central repo style setup or a distributed approach. For more details checkout the Wikipedia article on Distributed Version Control. Read more »