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Git v2.14.0 released

102 points by jjuhl 9y ago

jrowley 9y ago
I shouldn't find this shocking, but so few feminine sounding names on the list of contributors. Bummer.
- Froyoh 9y ago
  So what?
- yunyu 9y ago
  Are you assuming people's genders?
  - jrowley 9y ago
    If I assumed their genders, I would have said so few female contributors, but I don't know their genders, so I didn't say that.
    - John23832 9y ago
      You probably shouldn't act like a dick online with your linkdin page in your bio dude. Just a tip.
      - jrowley 9y ago
        I guess I'm striking a nerve this morning and am extra dense. my apologies. I guess people think I'm trolling but that wasn't my intention. Can you explain how I'm being a dick? I'm serious.
        29cnwjw 9y ago
        "Dick" is not the right word. The problem is that many people are tired of these politically correct observations. It evokes images of a polit-bureau discussing five year plans on how to increase $QUOTA.
        currymj 9y ago
        the recent fracas with the anti-diversity manifesto published on Google's mailing lists has people on edge, I think. there oughtn't be anything controversial about your statements, but the more right-wing people in tech have been lashing out lately.
        jrowley 9y ago
        I was mostly offline last week and just heard about the manifest in passing. Thanks for the added context.
        John23832 9y ago
        Personally I'm not right-wing... Actually quite the opposite. However, I feel that to randomly comment on some perceived shortcoming of the GIT community in a post meant to celebrated a new offering (especially when the comment is randomly about the gender representation given the current events, and the dismissive defense when called out), is disingenuous and "dickish". If that wasn't the intent, then I'm sorry.
        jwilk 9y ago
        > anti-diversity manifesto published on Google's mailing lists https://gizmodo.com/exclusive-heres-the-full-10-page-anti-diversity-screed-1797564320 https://gizmodo.com/exclusive-heres-the-full-10-page-anti-di...
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        Tushon 9y ago
        I'm curious how that comment was taken as being a dick as well. Your original statement was fine, the follow-up was fine, from my POV. If anything, the comment about forking and requiring was dickish. /shrug
- david38 9y ago
  By all means, fork Git and require a minimum 50% female membership. If you are successful, more power to you. You are actually criticizing women for how they spend their free time while claiming to help them. What have you contributed? Where is your name on the Git commit history? Where does your name appear among the credits for outreach work?
  - Rusky 9y ago
    The comment you replied to does feel somewhat disingenuous and perhaps unproductive, but it's possible they're merely lamenting the state of affairs rather than intending to criticize anyone who works (or doesn't) on Git.
- juvinious 9y ago
  What's in a name?
- deleted 9y ago
  [deleted]
- sctb 9y ago
  > Please avoid introducing classic flamewar topics unless you have something genuinely new to say about them. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
gregmac 9y ago
> * The "indent" heuristics is now the default in "diff". The diff.indentHeuristic configuration variable can be set to "false" for those who do not want it. Nice. I set this when I found out about it a few months ago, and had kind of forgotten.. Diffs were just better at not showing new functions as being inserted inside the bottom of another function. Good improvement as a default.
SoapSeller 9y ago
Heads up - Gitlab doesn't support this release, 9.5.0 should support it. https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/13344 https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/13344
- connorshea 9y ago
  To be clear, this is only relevant for Windows. Otherwise, GitLab will work fine with clients on 2.14.0. See https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/13344 https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/13344
  - sytse 9y ago
    Just FYI: GitLab 9.5 that works in all cases will be released in two weeks on August 22.
- pjholmes 9y ago
  There is now a 2.14.0.2 for Windows which fixes an issue with SSH. https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/tag/v2.14.0.windows.2 https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/tag/v2.14.0....
TheAceOfHearts 9y ago
Does anyone here have suggestions for git GUI? I used SourceTree for a few years, but a while back they started adding a bunch of tracking scripts, which I'm uncomfortable with. I can generally get by fine with the CLI, but whenever I need to do anything even slightly unfamiliar, I like being able to put on training wheels and have a GUI guide the way. I think git would benefit from a type of "training wheels" config, where no action is destructive or irreversible. I've had a few close calls where I almost lost some code due to a git screw-up. Luckily, my local Time Machine backups have always saved my ass.
- garou 9y ago
  My favorite: https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Gitg/ https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Gitg/ or gitk...
- ngrilly 9y ago
  I use gitk a lot, available on all platforms. I also use GitX to edit my commits, on macOS. Some people look very satisfied by the git GUI built-in in VSCode.
- gfody 9y ago
  Smartgit is a very nice. http://www.syntevo.com/smartgit/ http://www.syntevo.com/smartgit/
  - myth_drannon 9y ago
    Using it on Linux and is the best Git UI(not like we are spoiled by the amount of options on Ubuntu ...)
- jhasse 9y ago
  I'm using Visual Studio Code and gitg. The latter is only available for Linux and Windows though.
- matmo 9y ago
  Tracking scripts? Can you expand on that? Legitimately curious as a user of SourceTree.

102 points by jjuhl 9y ago

jrowley 9y ago

I shouldn't find this shocking, but so few feminine sounding names on the list of contributors. Bummer.

Froyoh 9y ago
So what?
yunyu 9y ago
Are you assuming people's genders?
- jrowley 9y ago
  If I assumed their genders, I would have said so few female contributors, but I don't know their genders, so I didn't say that.
  - John23832 9y ago
    You probably shouldn't act like a dick online with your linkdin page in your bio dude. Just a tip.
    - jrowley 9y ago
      I guess I'm striking a nerve this morning and am extra dense. my apologies. I guess people think I'm trolling but that wasn't my intention. Can you explain how I'm being a dick? I'm serious.
      - 29cnwjw 9y ago
        "Dick" is not the right word. The problem is that many people are tired of these politically correct observations. It evokes images of a polit-bureau discussing five year plans on how to increase $QUOTA.
      - currymj 9y ago
        the recent fracas with the anti-diversity manifesto published on Google's mailing lists has people on edge, I think. there oughtn't be anything controversial about your statements, but the more right-wing people in tech have been lashing out lately.
        jrowley 9y ago
        I was mostly offline last week and just heard about the manifest in passing. Thanks for the added context.
        John23832 9y ago
        Personally I'm not right-wing... Actually quite the opposite. However, I feel that to randomly comment on some perceived shortcoming of the GIT community in a post meant to celebrated a new offering (especially when the comment is randomly about the gender representation given the current events, and the dismissive defense when called out), is disingenuous and "dickish". If that wasn't the intent, then I'm sorry.
        jwilk 9y ago
        > anti-diversity manifesto published on Google's mailing lists https://gizmodo.com/exclusive-heres-the-full-10-page-anti-diversity-screed-1797564320 https://gizmodo.com/exclusive-heres-the-full-10-page-anti-di...
      - deleted 9y ago
        [deleted]
      - Tushon 9y ago
        I'm curious how that comment was taken as being a dick as well. Your original statement was fine, the follow-up was fine, from my POV. If anything, the comment about forking and requiring was dickish. /shrug
david38 9y ago
By all means, fork Git and require a minimum 50% female membership. If you are successful, more power to you. You are actually criticizing women for how they spend their free time while claiming to help them. What have you contributed? Where is your name on the Git commit history? Where does your name appear among the credits for outreach work?
- Rusky 9y ago
  The comment you replied to does feel somewhat disingenuous and perhaps unproductive, but it's possible they're merely lamenting the state of affairs rather than intending to criticize anyone who works (or doesn't) on Git.
juvinious 9y ago
What's in a name?
deleted 9y ago
[deleted]
sctb 9y ago
> Please avoid introducing classic flamewar topics unless you have something genuinely new to say about them. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

gregmac 9y ago

> * The "indent" heuristics is now the default in "diff". The diff.indentHeuristic configuration variable can be set to "false" for those who do not want it. Nice. I set this when I found out about it a few months ago, and had kind of forgotten.. Diffs were just better at not showing new functions as being inserted inside the bottom of another function. Good improvement as a default.

SoapSeller 9y ago

Heads up - Gitlab doesn't support this release, 9.5.0 should support it. https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/13344 https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/13344

connorshea 9y ago
To be clear, this is only relevant for Windows. Otherwise, GitLab will work fine with clients on 2.14.0. See https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/13344 https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/13344
- sytse 9y ago
  Just FYI: GitLab 9.5 that works in all cases will be released in two weeks on August 22.
pjholmes 9y ago
There is now a 2.14.0.2 for Windows which fixes an issue with SSH. https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/tag/v2.14.0.windows.2 https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/tag/v2.14.0....

TheAceOfHearts 9y ago

Does anyone here have suggestions for git GUI? I used SourceTree for a few years, but a while back they started adding a bunch of tracking scripts, which I'm uncomfortable with. I can generally get by fine with the CLI, but whenever I need to do anything even slightly unfamiliar, I like being able to put on training wheels and have a GUI guide the way. I think git would benefit from a type of "training wheels" config, where no action is destructive or irreversible. I've had a few close calls where I almost lost some code due to a git screw-up. Luckily, my local Time Machine backups have always saved my ass.

garou 9y ago
My favorite: https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Gitg/ https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Gitg/ or gitk...
ngrilly 9y ago
I use gitk a lot, available on all platforms. I also use GitX to edit my commits, on macOS. Some people look very satisfied by the git GUI built-in in VSCode.
gfody 9y ago
Smartgit is a very nice. http://www.syntevo.com/smartgit/ http://www.syntevo.com/smartgit/
- myth_drannon 9y ago
  Using it on Linux and is the best Git UI(not like we are spoiled by the amount of options on Ubuntu ...)
jhasse 9y ago
I'm using Visual Studio Code and gitg. The latter is only available for Linux and Windows though.
matmo 9y ago
Tracking scripts? Can you expand on that? Legitimately curious as a user of SourceTree.