Is it time for Git to retire? GitHub co-founder is building its replacement with $17M 💸

We learned about resources for learning Git in the previous post, and now Scott Chacon, the man who sold the world the concept of Pull Requests through GitHub a decade and a half ago, claims that our current development processes are a patch on a patch. To that end, his project GitButler raised $17M Series A from a16z.

Yes, Git was created by Linus 20 years ago for passing patches in the Linux kernel email lists, and we are still stretching this concept onto trunk-based development, CI/CD, and swarms of AI agents.

Chacon's main thesis: now writing code is not a problem at all. The problem is integration, review, and context retention. We force neural networks and people to interact through a tool designed for one developer with one terminal and a linear flow. Context is lost between task trackers, chats, and commits.

GitButler promises a new infrastructure with these features:
🔵Stacked branches out of the box. Dependent branches (when one feature relies on another not yet merged) will no longer cause pain.
🔵Proper multitasking. You can work on multiple features in one working tree without constantly juggling git stash and switching branches.
🔵Early conflict detection. The infrastructure knows what your colleagues are doing right now, not when you both try to push changes to main.
🔵Context for agents. Preserving metadata, prompts, and discussions directly in the change history.

Try the beta 👈🏻

It's clear that VCs are ready to pour money into any idea with the words "infrastructure" and "AI". But maybe it will take off 🌝