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GitHub Desktop or Git CLI? (programming.dev)

submitted 1 year ago by hypnotic_nerd@programming.dev to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[-] LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

Who the fuck codes and is such a terrible coder they are using shitty GitHub desktop?

[-] Stumblinbear@pawb.social 22 points 1 year ago

You can be a perfectly good dev and not enjoy working in the cli, especially when there are good enough alternatives

[-] calcopiritus@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

GitHub desktop is the first thing I recommend whenever someone ducks up their local repo by using eclipse's git integration.

It's so easy even an eclipse user can solve their issue by clicking a simple "sync" button. They don't need to even know how git works.

[-] curiousaur@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago

That's literally the problem being talked about. You need to know how git works to avoid these kinds of problems.

[-] jbk@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 year ago

Beginners, probably? I agree it sucks tho, bundling a whole ass browser just for some fancy semi-automated git executions

[-] Itd4n@ani.social 7 points 1 year ago

ass browser

hehe.

[-] hightrix@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Right here, brother.

I use the right tool for the job, always. If all I need is to push a branch, then I’d rather use a UI that quickly shows me the changes in a nice diff layout. If I’m doing a pull request review and want to run it locally, I select the branch, pull, and go.

That said, when there are conflicts or tricky merges, or I want to squash a bunch of commits, anything like that, I’ll use the CLI.

It’s not about being above GitHub desktop or being an enlightened CLI user. It is about using the tool that is needed.

I’ve only been writing and releasing software for 15 years, what do I know.

That said, use whatever workflow fits you best! If that’s your hands never leaving the keyboard, rock on! If you instead write code like you’re playing an FPS, enjoy! We all do this because we like it, right? 😊