Thanks to Github, git is the standard for non-professional software development as well. My kids are in high school and they're using it. Yes, but maybe they c

Thanks to Github, git is the standard for non-professional software development as well. My kids are in high school and they're using it. Yes, but maybe they care less about using Git compared to another VCS as long as the other VCS interacts with Git and they can put their repo on GitHub. The question is: If you can use a VCS that is easier to learn/use than Git and that is compatible with Git so that you can put your repo on GitHub if you want to, would you use it? If no, why? My guess is that most professional programmers would answer "No, because Git is an industry standard and I need to know Git to get a good job", while other people that write code but have no intention on becoming professional programmers are much more likely to answer "Sure, why not!". If you ask your kids, I'd love to know what they said :) Gitless looks great. It looks like you nailed all the main issues I have with git. If you ensure that people never have to use the regular git interface, maybe it'll take off. I hope so! BTW Daniel was my PhD advisor :-). Thank you!