# A Fair Trial of Emacs' Version Control Mode - System Crafters Live!

**URL:** <https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/a-fair-trial-of-emacs-version-control-mode-system-crafters-live/870>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [July 19, 2024, 1:22pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/a-fair-trial-of-emacs-version-control-mode-system-crafters-live/870 "2024-07-19T13:22:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![ashraz](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.systemcrafters.net/ashraz/32/509_2.png) [@ashraz](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/ashraz)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2024, 1:22pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/a-fair-trial-of-emacs-version-control-mode-system-crafters-live/870/1 "2024-07-19T13:22:43Z")

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**Author:** ![TriAttack](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.systemcrafters.net/triattack/32/628_2.png) [@TriAttack](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/TriAttack)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2024, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/a-fair-trial-of-emacs-version-control-mode-system-crafters-live/870/2 "2024-07-21T20:17:28Z")

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As a beginner, I just don’t see much of the point. Abstracting away the differences between different version control systems means adding a whole new abstraction layer that doesn’t precisely fit anything (and this is coming from someone who uses Git GUIs). Is it good for scripting if it doesn’t have access to the system’s specific plumbing commands?

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**Author:** ![shinkansen](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.systemcrafters.net/shinkansen/32/652_2.png) [@shinkansen](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/u/shinkansen)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2024, 9:48am UTC](https://forum.systemcrafters.net/t/a-fair-trial-of-emacs-version-control-mode-system-crafters-live/870/3 "2024-07-27T09:48:34Z")

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I am happy to hear Magit getting embedded into the default Emacs installs (like Org). I love using Magit.