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Re: GitHub for Mac

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Post by ricardobeat » Thu, Jun 23, 2011, 3:26 AM UTC

kneath wrote: post #150

madebylaw wrote: post #99

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Judging by their use of chameleon, and their general UI choices, I think we can expect an iOS client from github as well in the future (using the same codebase as this desktop version). I think that OSX + iOS > Windows users in that regard.

We chose Chameleon because it provides for an awesome layer-backed environment to code AppKit in. Everyone's all cuckoo about Chameleon because it lets you port iPhone apps — but the real win is a fully layer-backed environment with modern APIs (UIKit). Our decision to use it has nothing to do with iOS at all.

Performance is not that good though, specially for scroll panes. The app is great except for that.

Re: GitHub for Mac

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Post by foobarbazetc » Thu, Jun 23, 2011, 3:51 AM UTC

holman wrote: post #6

tptacek wrote: post #4

Does this work on Github:FI? (Related question: does the API work on Github:FI? It doesn't seem to, but I may be dumb.)

We're prepping for a major FI release- expect full GitHub for Mac support at that time. (And yes, FI ships with the full API as well.)

That's the most exciting thing anyone has ever said, ever.

FI needs love. :(

Re: GitHub for Mac

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Post by crag » Thu, Jun 23, 2011, 4:27 AM UTC

eli wrote: post #149

pjhyett wrote: post #143

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We built the Mac app because 1) we wanted it 2) to learn how a desktop client should work prior to tackling other platforms. Beyond that, one-third of our traffic uses Macs. It's not a small market for us.

I can't argue with your reasoning But I just switched from self-hosted SVN to Github and it was painful for our Windows devs. Offer a stupidly easy upgrade path from TortoiseSVN to Github and I would have joined a long time ago. In fact I'd pay extra for that. I think I am not alone.

You aren't alone. Using Github on Windows is TERRIBLE. It's not even worth the trouble at this point. Even at the command line it's a mess.

I access my repo from home on my mac.

Re: GitHub for Mac

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Post by connor » Thu, Jun 23, 2011, 4:33 AM UTC

dchest wrote: post #28

I hate all the visual clutter and unjustified complexity the new stylish iOS-like interfaces bring. Those interfaces are only good for Twitter and friends (and for screenshots). Some feedback: * Get rid of huge spacing everywhere (for example here: http://github-images.s3.amazonaws.com/blog/2011/mac-screensh... ) * Make animations go faster. * History should have preview pane with diffs (see Mail) instead of making m…

I disagree. The interface right on target for the operating system they're targeting with this app: OSX. It sounds as though you're suggesting they build their UI for another OS...

If you've ever used Quickbooks, you'll understand the pain they're looking to avoid: http://www.quickbooks-software.co.uk/images/quickbooks_scree....

Re: GitHub for Mac

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Post by sjs » Thu, Jun 23, 2011, 5:31 AM UTC

csmajorfive wrote: post #38

This app is great. I've been waiting for something like this. I hope they iterate on the staging/commit UI because, as is, I'm still going to use GitX to preview and selectively stage things. Some suggestions: * Get rid of expand/collapse and checkmark pattern. Let me see two lists of files -- changed and staged. If I click on one, show the changes. * Staging by chunk & line. * Squashing with the previous commit.

And if staging by line never failed that would be stellar ;)

Re: GitHub for Mac

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Post by chrismealy » Thu, Jun 23, 2011, 5:35 AM UTC

spicycode wrote: post #156

chrismealy wrote: post #152

If you click "published" on your branch it will delete it! Watch out!

Just click it again and it will re-publish it.

Not when you don't have the branch checked out.

Re: GitHub for Mac

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Post by sjs » Thu, Jun 23, 2011, 5:39 AM UTC

veidr wrote: post #151

phillmv wrote: post #131

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What's the canonical gitx repository these days? Everyone I know uses a different fork, much to my dismay.

Part of the reason is that the commercial clients have finally eclipsed gitx in power, ease-of-use, and prettiness. Notably, SourceTree (what mainly use) and Tower (if the incomprehensible one-repo-at-a-time limit isn't a dealbreaker) now compare favorably to gitx in most ways. So I don't recommend gitx anymore, but from what I hear Gitx (L) is a fairly active and popular fork: http://gitx.laullon.com

Been using that for a few weeks, it's great. I previously used brotherbard's experimental branch from github and he told me about it.

I use GitX for committing and browsing and the command line for the rest. None of the GUIs have blown me away yet, but deep GH integration is a big plus for me so GH for Mac might join my workflow.

Re: GitHub for Mac

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Post by puredemo » Thu, Jun 23, 2011, 6:15 AM UTC

clutchski wrote: post #36

It's interesting to see such a killer web company start investing in native apps.

Shows a lot of versatility. I'm impressed.

Re: GitHub for Mac

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Post by tjogin » Thu, Jun 23, 2011, 6:34 AM UTC

The Github guys just never cease to impress me. They've made development so much more enjoyable. And at any given time, you can expect them to not only do the right thing, but to do better than that. Like, releasing a great Git app for free, hoping to get more people to use Git, and thereby Github, and thereby becoming paying customers. A perfectly reasonable plan, but most companies don't have that foresight and patience. My hat is off to you, you rock.

Re: GitHub for Mac

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Post by stephen_g » Thu, Jun 23, 2011, 6:45 AM UTC

Looks pretty good. Why doesn't it respect .gitignore files though? I opened a C++ project and it wanted to commit about thirty object files, and things like that...