Perl adopts GIT Version Control

Perl is a programming language that brings back many memories for me. It is my first scripting language and I was quite fond of it for a while. I remember when first trying it out after many years of Java schooling to be surprised and excited that everything was so easy. There was no compiling, the syntax was fast to type, text parsing was a breeze, and the camel book was the perfect introduction in showing off just what could be accomplished in a short amount of time.

Now that Perl has adopted git I am tempted once more to take a look at git and see if there is anything of value in adopting it. Currently I am a Bazaar Version Control (bzr) kind of guy and I find it's ease of use and 5 minute starter guide very user friendly and more than adequate for all my personal and work projects. Git appears to have the benefit of being the product of Linus Travolds for the use on the Linux kernel while Bzr is used more extensively on Ubuntu.

While Git and Bzr appear to have both made strides in their development I find no need at this time to switch. I guess after the paradigm shift from centralized to decentralized version control systems the minor details come down to personal taste. However if you are still stuck on Subversion or CVS you should really invest the time in learning and adopting a distributed system for new projects as the time savings will be more than made up once the system is in use.