Does Jujutsu Work with GitHub? Why the Name? 7 Questions Answered
Seven questions Git users have about Jujutsu (jj): GitHub compatibility, missing Git features, the learning curve, using it at work before v1.0, and the story behind its name.
Seven questions Git users have about Jujutsu (jj): GitHub compatibility, missing Git features, the learning curve, using it at work before v1.0, and the story behind its name.
Jujutsu has no “create a branch” step. Detached HEAD, anonymous branches, and bookmarks helped me finally understand why Git branches are pointers, and why Jujutsu uses bookmarks instead.
“Just let AI handle Git” was the most common pushback on my last post. Here’s why I still choose Jujutsu (jj) even when AI runs version control: no commit ritual, painless undo, and history that’s ready for stacked PRs.
Once AI started writing most of my code, I left 15 years of Git behind for Jujutsu (jj). Here are four reasons I can’t go back: saving, experimenting, rewriting history, and how the log shows history.