Nine years ago, I wrote Git is a Harrier Jump Jet. And not in a good way, then followed it up with Still hatin’ on git: now with added Actual Reasons! Both posts evidently resonated with a lot of people, but also attracted a lot of constructive disagreement.
Prodded by a new comment from MiB this morning, I found myself writing a response that I think is worth reproducing and amplifying here.