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Oct 2023
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#87 - Scott Chacon // Co-founder of GitH...

Tobias Schlottke - alphalist CTO Podcast
About this episode
The Future of Version Control Systems

Reimagine version control systems with Scott Chacon, Co-founder of GitHub and GitButler. Because, even Scott, a Git Veteran, will admit it:

Git is a pain sometimes. 🫣

There is a serious Merge Conflict ⚔️ between how modern developers code and the workflow ordained by Git in the Linux mailing list days.
Version Control Systems (VCS) need to be taken apart by First Principles 🧩 so they can be better adapted to the needs of modern software teams. And this is the branch he is busy with at GitButler 🔧 - which he invited us to checkout.

Pull this episode to find out:

  • Is the Git Protocol still useful? Does it just need a better client? 🤔
  • How to maximize the benefits of centralized version control systems 🫀
  • Can we stream🚿 our code and commit less?
  • T180 calculator hacks Is there life beyond merge conflicts? 🌈 😅 Listen here to find out.

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TIMESTAMPS

(00:00) - Intro (02:51) - T180 calculator hacks (05:12) - How Ruby and Git made GitHub (07:00) - Bootstrapping GitHub (07:37) - Monetizing GitHub (08:29) - GitHub’s early days (11:55) - Move to Berlin (13:17) - Scott's passion for teaching (14:46) - How he got back into version control (15:30) - Rethinking the fundamentals of Git (18:19) - Enhancing peer review processes (19:13) - Methods to improve commit (22:16) - The Git Protocol: Revamp or introduce a better client? (24:50) - Why did Pull Request not become part of Git? (26:06) - Innovating Git's virtual branching mechanism (27:52) - The integration branch (29:07) - Challenges of Introducing previews to the workflow (31:38) - How a better Git desktop client will improve things (32:32) - The potential of streaming code (33:35) - Decentralized vs. Centralized VCS: The central point of contact (38:51) - Shifting left - aligning earlier - before you commit (42:29) - Changing lives with a DevTool (43:30) - AI-driven insights in a VCS (45:45) - Rebase vs. Merge vs. ? (47:10) Productivity Hack (52:00) - Advice for Younger Self

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