Cédric Delalande 2d ago

Trying out #Jujutsu 😎

So far, I like the general philosophy. I just miss the pre-commit hooks (I know about jj fix, but it’s not the same), and I still got to get my head round some stuff that break a decades-long culture of doing version control.

https://www.jj-vcs.dev/latest/

Jujutsu docs

Show threadCédric Delalande 2d ago

Day one impressions on #Jujutsu

🚀 Jumping in is fine and does not break git -- if you accept to live in detached HEAD off main
🚀 Working in a amend-oriented flow is simpler with jj
🚀 rebasing is a breeze
🚀 It’s fun to push branch B while editing branch A - no hassle checking out stuff
🚀 Saying goodbye to stashes is cool too
🚀 There is an emacs mode 😍

But...
💥 I find the jj log is a little messy - I know it can be cleaned
💥 Farewell pre-commit hooks
💥 Muscle memory is resilient...

Show threadCédric Delalande 1d ago

Day one has ended and I am still shyly tip-toeing my way through the #jj commands.

You really gotta unplug your old habits and join a whole new VC paradigm.

As a nushell / zellij / emacs user, #JuJutsu is one more tool in my one-of-a-kind dev combo.

Show threaddjtal64
@MoskitoHero mmmm. Lot of people talk about it recently. I need to find some Time to play with it. If i undersyand well it is compatible with got, I mena can I use it while other team member use regular git ?
Mar 27 at 6:27amWeb
Show threadCédric Delalande 1d ago

@djtal64 That’s exactly what I am doing now.

Jujutsu is a versioning system that can be backed by all sorts of existing VCS, and obviously, git is a first-class citizen.

What happens is that you get a new .jj directory in your repo alongside your .git directory.

From then on, you work on a detached HEAD. The equivalent of branches are bookmarks.

Check this out: https://docs.jj-vcs.dev/latest/github/

Also watch that video for the general idea: https://youtu.be/2otjrTzRfVk?si=HzZzUWOjw64GORyR

Working with GitHub - Jujutsu docs