GitHub Desktop 3.2: Preview your pull request

netr0ute wrote: post #3

nusaru wrote: post #2

So basically, now we can do `git diff master` in a GUI. Hooray, I guess.

Why use nano when vi works just fine?

I mean, if vi is what you prefer, more power to you.

Re: GitHub Desktop 3.2: Preview your pull request

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Post by 2OEH8eoCRo0 » Fri, Mar 03, 2023, 7:40 PM UTC

netr0ute wrote: post #3

nusaru wrote: post #2

So basically, now we can do `git diff master` in a GUI. Hooray, I guess.

Why use nano when vi works just fine?

Yeah, what we really need is yet another electron app.

Re: GitHub Desktop 3.2: Preview your pull request

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Post by randyrand » Fri, Mar 03, 2023, 7:41 PM UTC

nusaru wrote: post #2

So basically, now we can do `git diff master` in a GUI. Hooray, I guess.

The UI for the diff is actually useful though.

Much easier to read and browse than a terminal.

Re: GitHub Desktop 3.2: Preview your pull request

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Post by nixpulvis » Fri, Mar 03, 2023, 7:46 PM UTC

GitHub desktop/mobile apps have been the worst thing to happen to GH since / along with the acquisition.

The website is being neglected, (especially on mobile) which is the primary value the service has for me. If I have `git` I really don't need GitHub except to view comments.

Ironically, notifications and comment management is still pretty bad.

Don't get me wrong, I still think GitHub is the best at what they do, but like many incumbents, I feel like they are losing a bit of what makes them so great.

Polish up the features you have, we don't need endless feature releases, we need smooth features we know and love.

Re: GitHub Desktop 3.2: Preview your pull request

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Post by nusaru » Fri, Mar 03, 2023, 7:47 PM UTC

randyrand wrote: post #6

nusaru wrote: post #2

So basically, now we can do `git diff master` in a GUI. Hooray, I guess.

The UI for the diff is actually useful though. Much easier to read and browse than a terminal.

You're not wrong. Personally, I just used GitHub's web UI to preview my PRs, but I suppose having a local GUI makes it easier to amend commits and not have to force push changes.

Re: GitHub Desktop 3.2: Preview your pull request

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Post by coldblues » Fri, Mar 03, 2023, 7:48 PM UTC

Sublime Merge is still the best option so far (not Electron)

Re: GitHub Desktop 3.2: Preview your pull request

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Post by thrashh » Fri, Mar 03, 2023, 7:54 PM UTC

nixpulvis wrote: post #7

GitHub desktop/mobile apps have been the worst thing to happen to GH since / along with the acquisition. The website is being neglected, (especially on mobile) which is the primary value the service has for me. If I have `git` I really don't need GitHub except to view comments. Ironically, notifications and comment management is still pretty bad. Don't get me wrong, I still think GitHub is the best at what they do, b…

As someone who has built GUI wrappers for perfectly working tools, it’s because support is a nightmare.

There’s a subset of your users who aren’t going to invest in learning your existing tools but you still want them to use your product.

You can’t write more documentation because the more documentation there is, the less people will read it. You can’t tell them to ask for support because they’ll just flood you and eventually give up.

So you build a GUI for these users and they’re happy and you’re happy. Your expert users won’t understand, will complain that you’re wasting your time, but that’s a price worth paying.