Some Git poll results

The author conducted polls on Mastodon to gather insights into how people use and perceive Git, revealing surprising findings. The most common merge strategy is "merge," with only 30% using "rebase" frequently. Despite occasional conflicts, only 14% have lost work due to Git issues in recent years. Many users are unfamiliar with terms like "HEAD," "ref," and "fast-forward," prompting the author to use caution in their usage. Interestingly, most prefer Git over SVN, and there's a split preference between Git and Mercurial. Notably, 71% of users display their current branch in their shell prompt. The author shares results from polls on git concepts like commits, branches, and git environment, providing valuable insights into user perceptions and preferences.