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.
Posts about Git
Jujutsu Has No “Create a Branch” Step, and That Finally Made Git Branches Click
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.
Why I Still Choose Jujutsu When AI Can Handle Git
“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.
15 Years of Git, Then Jujutsu: Why I Can’t Go Back
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.
