GitKraken: git GUI Client for Windows Mac and Linux • Hacker News Board

Re: GitKraken: git GUI Client for Windows Mac and Linux

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Post by duaneb » Tue, Mar 01, 2016, 9:20 PM UTC

gusmd wrote: post #9

theaustinseven wrote: post #7

Does GitKraken support git Large File Storage? If so, I could see this becoming an excellent tool for non-programmers who have to use git(designers, game artists, etc.) and don't really want to get involved with some of the complexities that come with git.

We actually have programmers who don't want to get involved with git...

> We actually have programmers who don't want to get involved with git...

What do they prefer? Zip files, or something with a slightly different interface but equivalent complexity (e.g. mercurial) ?

Re: GitKraken: git GUI Client for Windows Mac and Linux

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Post by ksherlock » Tue, Mar 01, 2016, 9:22 PM UTC

wwkeyboard wrote: post #10

The lack of screenshots above the fold fails my sniff test. If it's so great show me, if not I wondering what's hiding. The same thing applies for languages and frameworks, if the code is great show it off.

There are screenshots -- http://www.gitkraken.com/screenshots

Re: GitKraken: git GUI Client for Windows Mac and Linux

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Post by duaneb » Tue, Mar 01, 2016, 9:23 PM UTC

Here are the things every git client should have before opening up:

1) side by side comparison—seems like it only has vertical, which means for heavy changes it's basically useless.

2) conflict resolution.

3) search (it seems like gitkraken does this well from the screenshots)

4) Interactive rebasing, the bread and butter of clean git usage.

Without the above as a minimum, I might as well just use the git cli all the time. It's not worth using two git tools when the cli is already so powerful.

Re: GitKraken: git GUI Client for Windows Mac and Linux

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Post by wwkeyboard » Tue, Mar 01, 2016, 9:25 PM UTC

ksherlock wrote: post #12

wwkeyboard wrote: post #10

The lack of screenshots above the fold fails my sniff test. If it's so great show me, if not I wondering what's hiding. The same thing applies for languages and frameworks, if the code is great show it off.

There are screenshots -- http://www.gitkraken.com/screenshots

You missed the point of the post.

edit: When you load the page there is nothing to convince someone to dig further. All it says is "trust us it's better".

Re: GitKraken: git GUI Client for Windows Mac and Linux

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Post by theaustinseven » Tue, Mar 01, 2016, 9:41 PM UTC

duaneb wrote: post #11

gusmd wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We actually have programmers who don't want to get involved with git...

> We actually have programmers who don't want to get involved with git... What do they prefer? Zip files, or something with a slightly different interface but equivalent complexity (e.g. mercurial) ?

I know some people who prefer svn or mercurial over git.

Re: GitKraken: git GUI Client for Windows Mac and Linux

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Post by chedabob » Tue, Mar 01, 2016, 9:42 PM UTC

I keep seeing this promoted on Twitter, but there's nothing on the site that gives any idea of what it does better than SourceTree/Tower or any of the dozens of other Git GUIs.

Re: GitKraken: git GUI Client for Windows Mac and Linux

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Post by solipsism » Tue, Mar 01, 2016, 9:43 PM UTC

lallysingh wrote: post #8

0942v8653 wrote: post #3

Not open source: http://www.gitkraken.com/faq

Yeah. I don't know when this happened, but that's become a deal breaker for me. Strange, right? Edit to add: It's particularly strange because I wouldn't depend on this tool in some infrastructural way -- I could switch clients anytime without any lock in. But I'm no longer willing to even try anymore. Odd.

Seems like you should investigate that, then. The first step is noticing that you may be acting irrationally. The second step is correcting (if in fact it turns out to be irrational, which I'm not claiming).

Re: GitKraken: git GUI Client for Windows Mac and Linux

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Post by millstone » Tue, Mar 01, 2016, 9:43 PM UTC

This is an Electron app, meaning it does not look, feel, or perform like a native Mac app. FYI in case that's important to you.

Re: GitKraken: git GUI Client for Windows Mac and Linux

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Post by skimmas » Tue, Mar 01, 2016, 9:44 PM UTC

c54 wrote: post #4

Can I hook this into a self-hosted github? Or does it only talk to github.com

I'm not sure but they describe it as a git client, not a github client so I guess you can hook it up to whatever you please.

Re: GitKraken: git GUI Client for Windows Mac and Linux

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Post by iRobbery » Tue, Mar 01, 2016, 9:44 PM UTC

lallysingh wrote: post #8

0942v8653 wrote: post #3

Not open source: http://www.gitkraken.com/faq

Yeah. I don't know when this happened, but that's become a deal breaker for me. Strange, right? Edit to add: It's particularly strange because I wouldn't depend on this tool in some infrastructural way -- I could switch clients anytime without any lock in. But I'm no longer willing to even try anymore. Odd.

That is true, but i can't say i have checked the full source code of git last time i compiled it. But it is an important point nonetheless, evenmore so if the source code you work on is not open source and you wouldn't want the closed source git gui to secretly send bits to any party.

For me the deal breaker was the forced registration menu upon start with the same email address that you will use for commits. Instantly removed again.