Story: Git first
This page is for technical journalists who cover development practice and transparency. Exponential recommends that sites run from Git clones, and keeps its full history in the open.
Contents
The story in one paragraph
"Building websites with Exponential? The recommended way is to get the kernel and every se7enxweb extension as Git clones with their full history" (README, "Installation"; Develop with Git). The repository's history goes back to 2 September 2002 and holds every commit since; every change since December 2023 is told month by month in the history and listed in the ledgers, with a coverage page that shows none is missing (Who is 7x?, Principles you can see in the code).
Facts you can print
| Fact | Source |
|---|---|
| Git clones with full history are the recommended installation | README, "Installation" |
| Sites can be updated with Git | Update with Git |
| The oldest commit is from 2 September 2002 | git log --reverse; Exponential by the numbers |
| Every change since December 2023 is in the history and the ledgers | The history, The ledgers, Coverage |
| Published versions are never changed; a fix is the next release | Published versions never change |
Administrators can update checkouts from the administration with git_manager | git_manager |
What not to claim
| Do not say | Say instead |
|---|---|
| "Composer is not supported" | Every package is also a Composer package on Packagist |
| "You must know Git to use it" | Editors never need Git; it is the recommended way to install and update |
Angles and headline ideas
- "A CMS whose every change since 2023 is explained in prose."
- "Twenty-four years of history, one
git cloneaway."
Related pages
- The history pages as a source
- Story: every pull request is merged
- Develop with Git
- Free documentation: this page is free to copy, translate and improve under the GNU FDL 1.3.
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