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I've used GitExtensions from the start of my Git usage. I've never had to blow any of my repos away at any point. I also use things like Rebase without thinking

I've used GitExtensions from the start of my Git usage. I've never had to blow any of my repos away at any point. I also use things like Rebase without thinking about it, something which from what I've read on here is considered a slightly unusual/difficult task. Using GitExtensions means I can use Git as easily as any other tool, I never give it a second thought. I see the command line commands being executed, but never think about them. The flipside is I'd be knackered if I had to use the command line only.

francislavoie 5y ago
I used GitExtension for years, but then I switched to Linux some years ago, so I had to find an alternative. I used SourceTree for a while, but I hated the UX. I tried GitKraken when it first came out, but it had a lot of issues that didn't make it appropriate for my workflow. After a couple more years, GitKraken had improved enough that I was able to switch to it. I've been using it for maybe 4 or 5 years now.
- carlhjerpe 5y ago
  GitKraken is amazing, I'm a happy customer through work. makes me happy when electron apps aren't crap.
- redler 5y ago
  “Tower” is quite good. Highly recommended.
  - easygenes 5y ago
    MacOS and Windows only
- happymellon 5y ago
  The pricing of GitKraken is a little frustrating. 5 pounds a month is quite a hefty price just to be able to use a private repo. Especially since it has not materially changed for my usage, so I would have been much happier giving them the £50 for a single licence. This is once of those scenarios where subscription for an enterprise might be a thing, but makes no sense for me. The JetBrains model would make sense and I could justify that.
  - francislavoie 5y ago
    $5/m is honestly peanuts. The amount of value I get from it is way, way more than that. I pay it yearly, like I do for PHPStorm.
    - happymellon 5y ago
      But if you get no value from PHPStorm you can stop paying for it and you do not lose access unlike a subscription. You just don't get new features. My issue is that I do not get £5 worth of value each month from GitKraken. I get value every couple of months, and it is to explain to other people what they are doing wrong rather than direct value for me.
      - imwillofficial 5y ago
        Then stop paying for it.
        happymellon 5y ago
        Stop paying for what? I don't pay for GitKraken because I can't justify subscribing to software that doesn't materially change. The risk is that they have to keep "doing stuff" to justify a subscription and we will end up with a new email client.
        imwillofficial 5y ago
        Hahahahahahaha

francislavoie 5y ago

I used GitExtension for years, but then I switched to Linux some years ago, so I had to find an alternative. I used SourceTree for a while, but I hated the UX. I tried GitKraken when it first came out, but it had a lot of issues that didn't make it appropriate for my workflow. After a couple more years, GitKraken had improved enough that I was able to switch to it. I've been using it for maybe 4 or 5 years now.

carlhjerpe 5y ago
GitKraken is amazing, I'm a happy customer through work. makes me happy when electron apps aren't crap.
redler 5y ago
“Tower” is quite good. Highly recommended.
- easygenes 5y ago
  MacOS and Windows only
happymellon 5y ago
The pricing of GitKraken is a little frustrating. 5 pounds a month is quite a hefty price just to be able to use a private repo. Especially since it has not materially changed for my usage, so I would have been much happier giving them the £50 for a single licence. This is once of those scenarios where subscription for an enterprise might be a thing, but makes no sense for me. The JetBrains model would make sense and I could justify that.
- francislavoie 5y ago
  $5/m is honestly peanuts. The amount of value I get from it is way, way more than that. I pay it yearly, like I do for PHPStorm.
  - happymellon 5y ago
    But if you get no value from PHPStorm you can stop paying for it and you do not lose access unlike a subscription. You just don't get new features. My issue is that I do not get £5 worth of value each month from GitKraken. I get value every couple of months, and it is to explain to other people what they are doing wrong rather than direct value for me.
    - imwillofficial 5y ago
      Then stop paying for it.
      - happymellon 5y ago
        Stop paying for what? I don't pay for GitKraken because I can't justify subscribing to software that doesn't materially change. The risk is that they have to keep "doing stuff" to justify a subscription and we will end up with a new email client.
        imwillofficial 5y ago
        Hahahahahahaha