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Coming from bitbucket I find gitlab design too busy as well and missing some basic obvious functionality which could be there but it's not intuitive. For example, when viewing a merge request I can't find a way to copy the target branch name.
Hi! You can copy the branch name at the bottom of the right sidebar with one click: https://i.imgur.com/O3StMBA.png Or in the merge request widget, below the description: https://i.imgur.com/V72v9jj.png
Ask HN: Which tools/services have your favorite UI/UX?
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Please provide a link.
Here's Go's Gerrit instance and an arbitrary change request: https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/tools/+/313749 Prepare to be disappointed and confused. It really doesn't click until you use it, and you discover features like: attention sets, a working dashboard, commit==CR==multiple patchets, stacked changes, push-to-update/rebase/stack, zero friction comments, comment porting, customizable checks and labels, light…
GitHub's PRs and even Microsoft's internal tool for reviews (in 2012 only working with Source Depot) are about 5x more pleasant to use subjectively.
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Thanks for the info. Well, F-Droid is still an option, if anyone is interested.
Does it still work with the F-Droid version?
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#87Gerrit, the code review tool. It's a perfect example of a tool that looks terrible if you've never seen it before, but after learning its core concepts you will never want to use any other code review system. It's fast, it's optimized for daily use, and it doesn't attempt to woo you with flashy features up front. It has a tradeoff that most developer tools these days are too scared to pull off, the one where you can'…