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Introducing SourceTree for Windows – a free desktop client for Git

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Re: Introducing SourceTree for Windows – a free desktop client for Git

#31

I'm pretty new at git and only use github. Why should I use this over the official github client? The official app is pretty easy to use and makes sense to me.

The official Github client is severely crippled and allows you to do little more than clone repos and make commits. This is a full-blown Git client.

I guess I do use the app and the actual website. I don't know what I am missing.

Re: Introducing SourceTree for Windows – a free desktop client for Git

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post #28

I have ST on my Mac. It's a pretty beefy machine - i7, 4gb of ram. And it runs like a lazy dog in a hot August day in North Carolina, i.e., very slowly. I really wish it'd be sped up and I sincerely hope that the Windows version is massively faster.

I use ST frequently on OSX and can't say I've personally encountered any slowness. Are there any specific actions you find slow?

Re: Introducing SourceTree for Windows – a free desktop client for Git

#33

Is there anything like this for Linux? And has anyone managed to get this up and running with Wine/PlayOnLinux?

While it is not the same of course, I love the Nautilus integration of RabbitVCS.

Of course if you don't use a DE with nautilus ymmv.

Re: Introducing SourceTree for Windows – a free desktop client for Git

#34
post #28

I have ST on my Mac. It's a pretty beefy machine - i7, 4gb of ram. And it runs like a lazy dog in a hot August day in North Carolina, i.e., very slowly. I really wish it'd be sped up and I sincerely hope that the Windows version is massively faster.

I have a mid 2010 mbp with 4gb of ram and it runs pretty fast.

Re: Introducing SourceTree for Windows – a free desktop client for Git

#35
I installed it a couple weeks ago, and I would not recommend this yet. I have appreciated the frequent and easy update process during the beta. But, wow, still a long ways to go performance-wise. In the working copy view, where I spend the most time in ST, most clicks take seconds to respond. I'm optimistic it improves, I've been a fan of the Mac version for a while.

Re: Introducing SourceTree for Windows – a free desktop client for Git

#36
post #28

I have ST on my Mac. It's a pretty beefy machine - i7, 4gb of ram. And it runs like a lazy dog in a hot August day in North Carolina, i.e., very slowly. I really wish it'd be sped up and I sincerely hope that the Windows version is massively faster.

I use ST frequently on OSX and can't say I've personally encountered any slowness. Are there any specific actions you find slow?

Pretty much everything. Slow to load, slow to refresh, slow dialog boxes.

Other stuff on my system is quite fast.

Re: Introducing SourceTree for Windows – a free desktop client for Git

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post #2

Sounds like good news for making Git stuff easier on Windows platform. Git Extensions is pretty good, but can be intimidating for the unexperienced.

Agreed, I have team members that are still struggling with Git after 6 months because of issues remembering the right command line and needing to jump back and forth between CLI and Git Extensions for various use cases. Having one interface will make their lives easier. I'm hopeful for a performance boost from ST before I recommend it though.

Re: Introducing SourceTree for Windows – a free desktop client for Git

#38
post #34
post #28

I have ST on my Mac. It's a pretty beefy machine - i7, 4gb of ram. And it runs like a lazy dog in a hot August day in North Carolina, i.e., very slowly. I really wish it'd be sped up and I sincerely hope that the Windows version is massively faster.

I have a mid 2010 mbp with 4gb of ram and it runs pretty fast.

SSD or platter? I use a hard disk, so that might be the cause.

Re: Introducing SourceTree for Windows – a free desktop client for Git

#39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The official Github client is severely crippled and allows you to do little more than clone repos and make commits. This is a full-blown Git client.

I guess I do use the app and the actual website. I don't know what I am missing.

Git does not equal Github. SourceTree allows you to use most of the features of Git (the program). The official Github client lets you use some of the features of Git (the program) but is mostly an interface for Github (the website).

By their own admission, the Github client does away with the majority of Git features. If you want to find out what you're missing: http://git-scm.com/book

Re: Introducing SourceTree for Windows – a free desktop client for Git

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post #36

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I use ST frequently on OSX and can't say I've personally encountered any slowness. Are there any specific actions you find slow?

Pretty much everything. Slow to load, slow to refresh, slow dialog boxes. Other stuff on my system is quite fast.

It used to be rather slow for me, too. It got a lot faster with their 1.5 release, and (of course) ever since I did 'git gc' it also got a lot faster.
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