Google Code + SVN or GitHub + Git
Let me start by telling you that I never used anything besides SVN and I'm also a Windows user.
I have a couple of simple projects that are open-source, others are on their way when I'm happy enough to release their source code. Either way, I was thinking of using Google Code and SVN to share the source code of my projects instead of providing a link to the source on my website. This has always been a pain because I had to update the binaries and the code every time I released a new version. This would also help me to have a backup of my code some where instead of just my local machine (I used to have a local Subversion server running).
What I want from a service like this is very simple... I just want a place to store my source code that people can download if they want, that allows me to control revisions and provide a simple and easy issue/bug system so people can submit bugs and stuff like that. I guess both of them have this.
But I don't want to host any binaries in their websites. I want this to be hosted on my website so I can control download statistics with my own scripts. I also don't have a need for wiki pages as I prefer to have all the documentation on my own website. Do any of these services provide a way to "disable" features like wiki and downloads and not show them at all for my project(s)?
Now, I'm sure there are lots of pros and cons about using Google Code with SVN and GitHub with Git (of course) but here's what's important for me on each one, and why I like them:
Google Code:
- As with any Google page, the complexity is almost non-existent
- Everyone (or almost everyone) has a Google account, whcih is nice if people want to report problems using the issues system
GitHub:
- May (or may not) be a little more complex (not a problem for me though) than Google's pages but...
- ...has a much prettier interface than Google's service
- It needs people to be registered on GitHub to post about issues
- I like the fact that with Git, you have your own revisions locally (can I use TortoiseGit for this or?)
Basically that's it. Not much, I know...
What other common pros and cons can you tell me about each site/software? Keep in mind that my projects are simple, I'm probably the only one who will ever develop these projects on these repositories (or maybe not, but for now I am).
Answer
Google Code is supporting Mercurial now. Mercurial should give you most of the benefits of Git, but you get the maturity of Google Code. You also have the option to go with subversion there as well should you want to.