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New SourceTree is here

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Re: New SourceTree is here

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Post by mh- »

if you want to bypass the forced startup wizard/login crap on OSX:

  defaults write com.torusknot.SourceTreeNotMAS STWelcomeStageAtlassianAccount -int 0
  defaults write com.torusknot.SourceTreeNotMAS STWelcomeStageCloning -int 0
  defaults write com.torusknot.SourceTreeNotMAS STWelcomeStageLicense -int 0
  defaults write com.torusknot.SourceTreeNotMAS STWelcomeStageRemotes -int 0
  defaults write com.torusknot.SourceTreeNotMAS agreedToEULA2 -int 1
  defaults write com.torusknot.SourceTreeNotMAS AtlassianAccountEmail -string me@my.atlassian.com
  defaults write com.torusknot.SourceTreeNotMAS completedWelcomeWizardVersion -int 3

Re: New SourceTree is here

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Post by alimbada »

bhagyas wrote: post #23

The new update requires you to login to an Atlassian account and you will be locked out from using Sourcetree if you refuse to login. Avoid if you don't have an Atlassian account, don't want to create one or don't want to be logged in. http://imgur.com/lsI2M9o

Also, the login window on Windows is a web browser view which uses Internet Explorer and keeps throwing up modal script error windows.

Edit: Admittedly, I have IE8 installed on my work laptop. Not sure if IE11 has the same behaviour.

Re: New SourceTree is here

#73

Post by alimbada »

juandazapata wrote: post #64

Learn how to use the Git command line. You will never regret it. In the past, I could only use git using Git Tower, but when I was forced to use the command line, I never went back. The level of granularity is fantastic. Also you won't look ridiculously incompetent when you're pair programming with a co-worker and they don't have the SourceTree/Kraken/Tower/etc.

Command line prowess is not the be all and end all of competency. Some people like to have less of an overhead in brain cycles when doing menial/repetitive tasks (like dealing with source control) so that they can actually get on with real work.

Personally, I think git is overcomplicated. Powerful, yes, but still ridiculously complicated, but that's the price you pay for all that power and flexibility. If a GUI can make many of the simple tasks easier and quicker then I'll always opt for that; I'll drop down to the command line when I need to deal with more complicated scenarios.

Re: New SourceTree is here

#74

Post by woodcut »

Camillo wrote: post #17
woodcut wrote: post #4

Side topic here: Anyone noticed how bad Git-LFS is? We've been using it in production for dataset versioning and noticed that it's not even at a beta stage, perhaps pre-alpha. It gets corrupted by it's own volition at random, working seamlessly for a day then suddenly 'git clone' will fail repeatedly, until the repository is rolled back, or it magically fixes itself. I don't understand how it got integrated into Gith…

Git-LFS was developed by Github, presumably so they could expand their business to manage more types of content.

I mean i understand that, but they didn't seem to do much of an evaluation before launching.

Re: New SourceTree is here

#75

Post by taneq »

Kovah wrote: post #45
taneq wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

When you first install Sourcetree (and every year thereafter) you have to register it with an email address. Is this just that or is it different? (ie. have they started requiring an always-on connection to Atlassian or something?)

No, you have to register a full Atlassian account with all of your personal details. A single email address is not enough anymore.

Yuck, thanks for the heads up.

Re: New SourceTree is here

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Post by cholantesh »

timlyo wrote: post #58
aleem wrote: post #18

SourceTree served me well for many years. Switched to GirUp 3 months ago and haven't looked back since. Highly recommend it. It's fast. http://gitup.co/

OSX only though :(

GitKraken[1] was mentioned in the comments on the OP. It seems quite nice, though I haven't had a chance to play with it.

1: http://www.gitkraken.com/

Re: New SourceTree is here

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Post by cmicali »

I don't know why they have not pulled the new version yet.. apart from the login issue that blocked most people from using the app, there are so many regressions and new bugs it is unusable.

I'm surprised to see such a big misstep from Atlassian.

Re: New SourceTree is here

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Post by thatguysteve »

woodcut wrote: post #4

Side topic here: Anyone noticed how bad Git-LFS is? We've been using it in production for dataset versioning and noticed that it's not even at a beta stage, perhaps pre-alpha. It gets corrupted by it's own volition at random, working seamlessly for a day then suddenly 'git clone' will fail repeatedly, until the repository is rolled back, or it magically fixes itself. I don't understand how it got integrated into Gith…

Curious about the git clone failures, did you have to fix errors on the client side, or update the repo to get it to work again?

Re: New SourceTree is here

#79

Post by thatguysteve »

Kovah wrote: post #45
taneq wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

When you first install Sourcetree (and every year thereafter) you have to register it with an email address. Is this just that or is it different? (ie. have they started requiring an always-on connection to Atlassian or something?)

No, you have to register a full Atlassian account with all of your personal details. A single email address is not enough anymore.

You always needed an Atlassian account to retrieve the license but now you can do that by just logging in to the app instead.

Re: New SourceTree is here

#80

Post by jrs235 »

iLoch wrote: post #16

I usually try to be positive but these changes don't look good. It looks like some overzealous designer started making UX decisions they weren't qualified to make and now the app is unusable. I'm a huge SourceTree fan - I use it exclusively for Git, but I won't be upgrading until these obvious UX problems have been addressed. Edit: Also, why do the OS X and Windows versions look so different?!? The buttons aren't eve…

Have you tried or looked at GitKraken? Anything but drab!

http://www.gitkraken.com/

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