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Jujutsu for everyone

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434 points Bogdanp | 4 comments | 31 Aug 25 15:31 UTC | HN request time: 0.626s | source
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BeetleB ◴[31 Aug 25 17:25 UTC] No.45084995[source]▶
I had used jj for only a month before I switched back to git for a particular project at work. I felt that jj was *really* nice, but nothing more.

After returning to vanilla git, I was missing the jj convenience within hours.

https://blog.nawaz.org/posts/2025/Aug/the-jujutsu-effect/

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1. andai ◴[31 Aug 25 17:45 UTC] No.45085178[source]▶
>but nothing more

What does that imply?

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2. lemonberry ◴[31 Aug 25 17:49 UTC] No.45085222[source]▶
From their post:

"Within hours, I found myself being exceedingly cautious about everything. I missed the confidence jj undo gave me. I missed the simplicity of jj new and jj describe."

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3. BeetleB ◴[31 Aug 25 18:12 UTC] No.45085466[source]▶
What I mean is that using jj didn't seem like a radically new thing - it was simply a nicer git.

But when I had to go back to git, I learned that all those little niceties really added up.

4. nchmy ◴[31 Aug 25 18:12 UTC] No.45085468[source]▶
You missed the point - the question was, if jj is really nice, then why "nothing more"?