hypnotic_nerd@programming.dev to Programmer Humor@programming.devEnglish · 10 months agoGitHub Desktop or Git CLI?programming.devimagemessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down13
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minus-squarexmunk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 months agoThere are much better git UIs out there.
minus-squaresmeg@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 months agoDefinitely, last time I used github’s one it could barely do more than push and pull. I’ll almost always use a (good!) UI over the git CLI though.
minus-squareexpr@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 months agoNo matter the GUI you use, you’re leaving a lot of useful functionality on the table. By their nature, you only get a small fraction of git’s features. There are many useful commands I use regularly that are impossible to replicate using GUIs.
minus-square0ops@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoIt’s not like you lose access to the cli when you use a gui. I personally use both
There are much better git UIs out there.
Definitely, last time I used github’s one it could barely do more than push and pull. I’ll almost always use a (good!) UI over the git CLI though.
No matter the GUI you use, you’re leaving a lot of useful functionality on the table. By their nature, you only get a small fraction of git’s features. There are many useful commands I use regularly that are impossible to replicate using GUIs.
It’s not like you lose access to the cli when you use a gui. I personally use both