How does it compare to SmartGit/Hg?
http://www.syntevo.com/smartgithg/
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Same here, but SourceTree just seems to get so slow after a fair amount of use.
Is there a reason to use SourceTree a lot? I only fire up Source Tree when I'm feeling too lazy to compose a search command from the terminal. Of course, `git log | grep phrase` usually does the trick but if I need anything fancier (date ranges, for instance) I'll just fire up ST.
I use it mostly for the graphs... We work between a ton of branches and it's nice to see the visualization. Also, it's a lot faster when I have to push multiple branches to multiple repos (looking through 2 remotes with 7 branches each right now).
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Sure https://windows.github.com/
Different product and github only.
What nailer said. Works great on non-GH repos without any complaints, just maybe non-standard workflows and mentality.
It's actually what I recommend to colleagues who aren't comfortable with git, but we find it to be better than any other version control or [insert LaTeX collab startup here] for writing academic articles.
Edit: for clarity.
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Different product and github only.
What nailer said. Works great on non-GH repos without any complaints, just maybe non-standard workflows and mentality. It's actually what I recommend to colleagues who aren't comfortable with git, but we find it to be better than any other version control or [insert LaTeX collab startup here] for writing academic articles. Edit: for clarity.
I'm actually considering to start using latex with git, mostly for my own notes and papers. I'm in an academic environment.
What are your experience with using latex + git?
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Same here, but SourceTree just seems to get so slow after a fair amount of use.
Is there a reason to use SourceTree a lot? I only fire up Source Tree when I'm feeling too lazy to compose a search command from the terminal. Of course, `git log | grep phrase` usually does the trick but if I need anything fancier (date ranges, for instance) I'll just fire up ST.
Visually tracking merges. Even minimalist command-line-only people I know use basic GUI apps like gitk for this.
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What nailer said. Works great on non-GH repos without any complaints, just maybe non-standard workflows and mentality. It's actually what I recommend to colleagues who aren't comfortable with git, but we find it to be better than any other version control or [insert LaTeX collab startup here] for writing academic articles. Edit: for clarity.
I'm actually considering to start using latex with git, mostly for my own notes and papers. I'm in an academic environment. What are your experience with using latex + git?
I wrote my thesis with latex + git. Merging can sometimes be wonky, but no wonkier than usual.
I had my sister review my thesis for grammar and spelling, she doesn't do git, so I checked out a coy in a dropbox folder and shared it with her. She made her edits in the folder, and would send me emails as she finished each chapter. After she finished a chapter I would check in her changes and merge the diffs with FileMerge.
Worked pretty well, though we only collaborated on text, I never merged figures or equations. I also had a cron job that would render the head of the master and put it on my website so my advisor and committee members could check in on my progress.
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Is there a reason to use SourceTree a lot? I only fire up Source Tree when I'm feeling too lazy to compose a search command from the terminal. Of course, `git log | grep phrase` usually does the trick but if I need anything fancier (date ranges, for instance) I'll just fire up ST.
I use it mostly for the graphs... We work between a ton of branches and it's nice to see the visualization. Also, it's a lot faster when I have to push multiple branches to multiple repos (looking through 2 remotes with 7 branches each right now).
what does its visualization offer that gitk --all doesn't?
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What nailer said. Works great on non-GH repos without any complaints, just maybe non-standard workflows and mentality. It's actually what I recommend to colleagues who aren't comfortable with git, but we find it to be better than any other version control or [insert LaTeX collab startup here] for writing academic articles. Edit: for clarity.
I'm actually considering to start using latex with git, mostly for my own notes and papers. I'm in an academic environment. What are your experience with using latex + git?
It works quite well, in my case. There is only one pitfall: conflicts. Since two edits on the same line become a conflict, this can easily cause headaches unless some sort of agreements or conventions are in place. For somebody acquainted with git, it's not bad, but typically if somebody doesn't use git, svn, etc. and they have a conflict, the merge process is far from painless. The best way to avoid this is simply to add newlines as frequently as possible, after every sentence as a minimum; also, have some sort of understanding with your co-authors about who is working on which sections. This may or may not be easy for you, depending on the technical content of your writing.
For my own notes and papers, it's great in all the ways that git is supposed to be: keeps me organized, keeps things backed up (I use BitBucket, free unlimited collaborators with a .edu address), and makes me feel better because I have more control over the whole process (as opposed to Dropbox or Google Drive).