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> I would really like it if Magit was a standalone program, rather than an Emacs package, so that I could just switch to a more reasonable editor. Always curio
by robenkleene 2y ago
> I would really like it if Magit was a standalone program, rather than an Emacs package, so that I could just switch to a more reasonable editor.
Always curious with folks who request this whether they've tried `tig` (https://jonas.github.io/tig/ https://jonas.github.io/tig/)?
Not sure what part of Magit you're looking for, but the basic workflow of jumping to changes and interactive staging works just as well to me in `tig` (with Vim) as Magit.
- Quekid5 2y agoTig does about 10% of what Magit does, alas. EDIT: It does the things it does well, but it's not even close.
- robenkleene 2y agoYeah absolutely, but I'd argue only a tiny subset of that benefits from being integrated with an editor (mainly the parts I listed, jumping to changes and managing the staging area). I think you can make the case that editor integration with Git is objectively better for the use cases I listed, but a lot of what Magit does is just alternative UI to what Git CLI provides, but I'd have a hard time making the case that either is better than the other, just different. I always assume when people are asking for Magit in other editors, they just want the parts that are objectively better than Git CLI, but I'm not really sure which is why I asked the question.