Info - Go Language Moves to Git and GitHub
Rob Pike, lead designer of Go at Google, announced on Go's Google Group that Go language is moving to Git and GitHub. "All data will be preserved," said Rob, but GitHub will not be used to handle pull requests and code reviews. Google's own Gerri will be used instead because it fits better the requirements of a large project such as Go, explained Google engineers.
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The main reasons behind the decision to adopt Git and GitHub, says Rob, are the availability of a Git-based code review system that fits the Go team workflow and the fact that a large part of the Go community is currently using Git and GitHub. As mentioned, a Google-hosted instance of Gerri will be used for code reviews. In a separate discussion about the use of Gerri, Andrew Errand, Google Go engineer, explained that Gerri has several advantages over Godthab's code review tool:
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Mostly I just wanted a post with that title... :P
But I did find it interesting how much uptake Git and GitHub are getting. Microsoft and Google both on GitHub? I have to wonder, who's going to buy GitHub?
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