Show HN: Fork – a fast and friendly Git client for Mac and Windows • Hacker News Board

Re: Show HN: Fork – a fast and friendly Git client for Mac and Windows

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Post by yehosef » Wed, Jul 04, 2018, 2:52 PM UTC

DanPristupov wrote: post #16

m3tr0s wrote: post #12

When it is out of beta, will it be still free? I think I should try something more lightweight than GitKraken, it hangs up more and more often.

I call it beta because I keep adding new features every release. Fork might become paid but not in the near future.

Seems like a mistake to me. Charge a small fee ($5-10) for "beta testers" (aka everyone now) limited to 2000 users. If you don't sell anything - fine. But if you do, it'll encourage and enable you to continue developing and may even generate more interest/publicity (FOMO).

Re: Show HN: Fork – a fast and friendly Git client for Mac and Windows

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Post by frogperson » Wed, Jul 04, 2018, 5:26 PM UTC

cprecioso wrote: post #8

This seems interesting for day-to-day operations, as a replacement for Tower or SourceTree! However an app I've found really helps with arcane Git incantations (anything that rewrites history) is GitUp for macOS. I've always found it underappreciated. http://gitup.co

Gitup is the git client all others are measured against. It's so fast and useful, one of my favorite pieces of software.

Re: Show HN: Fork – a fast and friendly Git client for Mac and Windows

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Post by skinnymuch » Wed, Jul 04, 2018, 9:11 PM UTC

yehosef wrote: post #21

DanPristupov wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I call it beta because I keep adding new features every release. Fork might become paid but not in the near future.

Seems like a mistake to me. Charge a small fee ($5-10) for "beta testers" (aka everyone now) limited to 2000 users. If you don't sell anything - fine. But if you do, it'll encourage and enable you to continue developing and may even generate more interest/publicity (FOMO).

I’m sure the reason is sensible but why the limit of users? Is 2000 just to keep it manageable? The app has a lot of features already and is stable.

Re: Show HN: Fork – a fast and friendly Git client for Mac and Windows

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Post by ucacian » Thu, Jul 05, 2018, 1:45 AM UTC

DanPristupov wrote: post #19

ucacian wrote: post #18

I switched to Fork from SourceTree because it has tabbed interface. My desktop is no longer cluttered with windows! It's been great. One question: How can I commit and push at the same time?

Hi. There are two options: 1. Hold `alt` key when press the commit button, 2. Enable 'Automatically push on commits' in Fork preferences.

Ah! I thought I searched everywhere, but how did I miss that? Thanks!

Re: Show HN: Fork – a fast and friendly Git client for Mac and Windows

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Post by thehesiod » Thu, Jul 05, 2018, 4:01 AM UTC

does it support auto stash/unstash on branch change? That's whats keeping me on the original GitHub Desktop Client

Re: Show HN: Fork – a fast and friendly Git client for Mac and Windows

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Post by DanPristupov » Thu, Jul 05, 2018, 5:32 AM UTC

thehesiod wrote: post #25

does it support auto stash/unstash on branch change? That's whats keeping me on the original GitHub Desktop Client

Yes, sure.

Re: Show HN: Fork – a fast and friendly Git client for Mac and Windows

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Post by yehosef » Thu, Jul 05, 2018, 7:13 AM UTC

skinnymuch wrote: post #23

yehosef wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Seems like a mistake to me. Charge a small fee ($5-10) for "beta testers" (aka everyone now) limited to 2000 users. If you don't sell anything - fine. But if you do, it'll encourage and enable you to continue developing and may even generate more interest/publicity (FOMO).

I’m sure the reason is sensible but why the limit of users? Is 2000 just to keep it manageable? The app has a lot of features already and is stable.

No, the 2000 limit is just for the "beta price" with that assumption that the future price would be more (I'd assume $15-30)

It accomplishes a few things - measures interest, give people that value the product a way to thank the creator, and adds a FOMO factor which can be good for publicity, if he wants it.

When Google Reader shutdown, Feedly offered 5000 lifetime subscriptions for ~$100 (vs $65/year). They sold out in 8 hours. It's not the same case, I understand - but the idea is similar.

Re: Show HN: Fork – a fast and friendly Git client for Mac and Windows

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Post by h1d » Thu, Jul 05, 2018, 10:08 AM UTC

neilalexander wrote: post #2

Single best feature: It's not an Electron app.

How does this "feature" make your life better?

Re: Show HN: Fork – a fast and friendly Git client for Mac and Windows

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Post by h1d » Thu, Jul 05, 2018, 10:09 AM UTC

almostdigital wrote: post #7

Switched to Fork from GitX and couldn't be happier (and I won't miss the hunt for whatever GitX fork is the most up to date when reinstalling) The interactive rebase is awesome and it even makes a backup tag for you. Btw Dan I will gladly pay for a licence when/if you decide to make it a paid app.

What made you pick gitx today compared to other (free) alternatives?

Re: Show HN: Fork – a fast and friendly Git client for Mac and Windows

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Post by h1d » Thu, Jul 05, 2018, 10:12 AM UTC

ucacian wrote: post #18

I switched to Fork from SourceTree because it has tabbed interface. My desktop is no longer cluttered with windows! It's been great. One question: How can I commit and push at the same time?

Don't know about Windows version but Mac version of SourceTree has tabbed interface.