[tcoff91]

So many tools are tightly coupled to git or just assume that everybody uses git. I think that it's hard for any new VCS to gain traction without good git compatibility.

For instance Pijul might very well be a lot better than git / jj. I wouldn't know, I haven't bothered trying it because all the projects I need to work in use git. But since jj has great git compatibility, I actually have been able to adopt it because of its git backend.

A new VCS that doesn't have git compatibility at its core is going to have a really hard time overcoming network effects.

[collabs]

You're talking about a new VCS but I don't know how even git with sha-256 will gain any traction because I don't see how you can support both...

[chriswarbo]

Tooling can support both (e.g. don't assume all hashes have the length of a SHA1, etc.); but they can't be used together in one repo.

[esafak]

The great thing about jj is that it is backend agnostic; it is the best gateway to newer version control systems.

[e40]

Does jj write to the .git directory or use git’s libraries (I assume they exist)?

[SAI_Peregrinus]

JJ doesn't directly touch the `.git` directory, it uses gitoxide¹ to perform git operations.

¹https://github.com/GitoxideLabs/gitoxide