[dotancohen]

> Git is ugly and daunting when you start with it, but as you get to know it you start to appreciate it's beauty and elegance

This, exactly. Git was written by Linus Torvalds. You could literally replace the word "Git" in that sentence with any other software written by Linus Torvalds and it would remain just as valid. The guy writes software that has a learning curve, but does does its job elegantly. He's not writing software for the social-media-no-attention-span crowd.