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The Git UI will probably never be "improved" because it makes sense to people who understand how Git works rather than pasting command lines they found online,
by juped 6y ago
The Git UI will probably never be "improved" because it makes sense to people who understand how Git works rather than pasting command lines they found online, and the few real warts like status output telling you to use "git pull", which is a mistake in the workflows most people use, are too old and entrenched.
If you look at the discussions on the mailing list, you'll see people care a lot and make thoughtful decisions about the user experience, it just isn't aimed at the people for whom no possible user interface change would be helpful, because they don't know what's going on and don't read documentation.
- slaymaker1907 6y agoThis is empirically false. Git has added commands solely for the purpose of improved usability via git reset and git switch. Neither of these add new capabilities to git and were instead added to provide clarity.
- SaltyBackendGuy 6y agoMinor nit. I think you're thinking of git restore not git reset.
- ohazi 6y agoI mostly agree with you, but it was just the example that the parent comment used. The same could apply to the GIMP or Inkscape or Blender or FreeCAD or ... (etc.)
- a1369209993 6y agoWell, GIMP breaking ctrl-S is actively user-hostile, but: > if any of that does turn up, you never lose access to the last-good version and source, in case you or someone else wants to fork it.