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I don't know about "hipster", but I genuinely feel sorry for "developers" that can't take a few hours to learn the basics of the terminal. I can't imagine havin

I don't know about "hipster", but I genuinely feel sorry for "developers" that can't take a few hours to learn the basics of the terminal. I can't imagine having to use a GUI to do my development. (IDE, or SCM, or otherwise, even my documentation is all commandline via godoc)

crazygringo 14y ago
And I feel sorry for "developers" who think that real "developers" only use the terminal. I can use git from the terminal. And hate it with a passion. I personally can't imagine doing real development without the efficiency of a GUI to assist. But I totally understand that other people have the opposite opinion, and respect that. Everyone's mind works in different ways. But just because you like the command line, doesn't mean other people can't find it more efficient to use a GUI.
archagon 14y ago
When you're picking out specific lines to commit, or selecting certain files out of a batch, or reading through a long diff, or doing any number of things that requires random access, GUI beats CLI by a long shot. Of course, GUI doesn't work so well when you need to do some of the more fiddly stuff. Which is why it's good to use both. :)
- da_n 14y ago
  That's what $ gitk is for.
  - archagon 14y ago
    Perhaps, but it's also one of the ugliest applications known to man! Personally, I tend to use GitX when I'm working on small projects, but Tower really is a great tool.
    - da_n 14y ago
      It's not that bad, just took a screenshot of bootstrap repo: http://imgur.com/zpFpiFL http://imgur.com/zpFpiFL I mean we're talking about git here, does it need to have iPhoto like polish? I like SourceTree if I really need to spend time in a GUI, but gitk is great for just quick visual overview. I tried a demo of Tower a while back but it just felt like it was getting in the way.
      - chii 14y ago
        > does it need to have iPhoto like polish? i actually prefer my apps to look good - its a psychological thing. Using a good looking app makes you happier, and thus more productive.
    - da_n 14y ago
      Just to add to other comment, I had a look at GitX, looks like a pretty neat application, thanks for mentioning it.
      - archagon 14y ago
        Just FYI, there are a few branches that are better featured, but I don't remember their names right now. I recommend you seek them out instead of the plain GitX.

crazygringo 14y ago

And I feel sorry for "developers" who think that real "developers" only use the terminal. I can use git from the terminal. And hate it with a passion. I personally can't imagine doing real development without the efficiency of a GUI to assist. But I totally understand that other people have the opposite opinion, and respect that. Everyone's mind works in different ways. But just because you like the command line, doesn't mean other people can't find it more efficient to use a GUI.

archagon 14y ago

When you're picking out specific lines to commit, or selecting certain files out of a batch, or reading through a long diff, or doing any number of things that requires random access, GUI beats CLI by a long shot. Of course, GUI doesn't work so well when you need to do some of the more fiddly stuff. Which is why it's good to use both. :)

da_n 14y ago
That's what $ gitk is for.
- archagon 14y ago
  Perhaps, but it's also one of the ugliest applications known to man! Personally, I tend to use GitX when I'm working on small projects, but Tower really is a great tool.
  - da_n 14y ago
    It's not that bad, just took a screenshot of bootstrap repo: http://imgur.com/zpFpiFL http://imgur.com/zpFpiFL I mean we're talking about git here, does it need to have iPhoto like polish? I like SourceTree if I really need to spend time in a GUI, but gitk is great for just quick visual overview. I tried a demo of Tower a while back but it just felt like it was getting in the way.
    - chii 14y ago
      > does it need to have iPhoto like polish? i actually prefer my apps to look good - its a psychological thing. Using a good looking app makes you happier, and thus more productive.
  - da_n 14y ago
    Just to add to other comment, I had a look at GitX, looks like a pretty neat application, thanks for mentioning it.
    - archagon 14y ago
      Just FYI, there are a few branches that are better featured, but I don't remember their names right now. I recommend you seek them out instead of the plain GitX.