In
this article I am going to discuss a comparison between two famous version
control system GIT and SVN both have their set of merits and demerits over each
other.
Before
going further let’s first understand what is GIT and SVN.
GIT
Git
is a distributed version control system for tracking changes in source code
during software development. It is designed for coordinating work among
programmers, but it can be used to track changes in any set of files. Its goals
include speed, data integrity, and support for distributed, non-linear
workflows.
SVN (Subversion)
Apache
Subversion is a software versioning and revision control system distributed as
open-source under the Apache License. Software developers use Subversion to
maintain current and historical versions of files such as source code, web
pages, and documentation.
So, now let’s look into the below table to find out some differences between GIT and SVN.
S.No
|
GIT
|
Subversion
(SVN)
|
1
|
It is a distributed version control system used for source code management.
|
SVN is
centralized versioning and revision control system.
|
2
|
Every user can maintain
their own copy of code on their local, similar to branch.
|
Everyone has a working
copy and changes are made to a central repository.
|
3
|
It
works on two stages commit and push.
|
It
works on a single stage i.e. commit.
|
4
|
It Requires very less
Storage.
|
Requires much more
storage compared to GIT.
|
5
|
It
automatically remembers the revision of merges.
|
In SVN
we need to remember about the last revision of merged.
|
6
|
It maintains information
about the user who has performed the merge.
|
All changes are done on the branch appears to be made by merging users.
|
7
|
User
can easily switch between different branches on the same code base.
|
To Work
on a branch, the user must copy the trunk into another directory and then merge it
back when complete.
|
8
|
We can view merge specific
changes.
|
Not possible to see
merge related changes.
|
9
|
It can
work in both online as well as offline mode, so network access is not
mandatory.
|
Must be
connected to the network for commit.
|
10
|
It has easy to fork,
branch, and merges
|
Branching and merging is
time-consuming.
|
