GitUp VS sublime_merge

FWIW, the per line staging functionality in GitUp (https://gitup.co/) is quite easy and straightforward. Very lightweight program that you can open via cli (`gitup` when in a git directory)

Not quite true, though while I was there, many fellow employees misunderstood the rules to mean that you couldn't use GPL software on your machine. At least as of a few years ago, the official ruling was that any open-source software _required_ for you to do your job had to be approved by an internal council of sorts, and GPL and AGPL software was right out. You could, however, use any open-source software you wanted (including GPL and AGPL) so long as it was (1) for personal use, (2) not absolutely mandatory for you to do your job (e.g. some niche software or library propping up your employment), and (3) there was some other alternative tool that you could use if necessary.

So, for instance, a GPL-licensed git client like GitUp[1] was fine to use, and didn't require clearance. You could totally also install a newer version of Nano if you wanted, too.

But, the rules _were_ somewhat vague and scary-sounding, so many engineers I worked with took the rules to mean "absolutely no GPL software under any circumstances".

What email is actually talking about is the option to bundle Nano _with the OS_, which Apple can't do with GPLv3 software. That's why for years, macOS has had an absolutely ancient version of bash (before the license was updated to GPLv3), and switched to zsh in newer versions of the OS.

[1]: https://github.com/git-up/GitUp

Gitup \Mac only]) and the command line at the same time. There are some esoteric commands I can’t remember so it’s nice having a GUI to do it and it’s nice having visual feedback incase of a screwup.

I only use it to keep track of certain projects. Gitup (Mac only) is another GUI client I use for visualizing progress and undoing mistakes.

A git client: Fork (paid), GitFox (paid), or Tower (subscription) for git version control. Which one you use is personal preference / price sensitivity. It's Ford vs Chevy. GitUp is free but a little weirder UI, though very powerful.

I typically use the CLI, but GitUp is the best git visualization tool I've ever found (although it's mac-only).

I Ctrl+F'd for GitUp based on the title, it deserves mention here.

It's all-in on Mac, unfortunately.

https://github.com/git-up/GitUp

> GitUp is built as a thin layer on top of a [Mac-only] reusable generic Git toolkit called "GitUpKit"

I thought Windows Sandbox would be more useful but over time I just haven't fired it up... I kind of forgot about it. I do use Hyper-V.

Every Windows user should run WizTree on their personal machines at least once a year to get a lightning fast report on disk space usage. Cleanup should start wih the largest items or you're just wasting your time! https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33893815#33894842

Bitvise SSH Server is also now free for personal use. I've been using it for over a decade since it offered simple multifactor authentication before OpenSSH (IIRC) and can block most bots by client identifier (libssh) -- security through obscurity works spectacularly here because OpenSSH does not yet support this. Their free-as-in-beer SSH client is a great GUI for port forwarding, SFTP, etc. but I dislike the built-in terminal's clipboard handling.

A Mac-only recommendation: https://gitup.co a GPL3 Git client with a unique UI and undo. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27579701&p=2#27580659

If you use Pandora, check out the pianobar cli. For Twitch, there is Chatty (+streamlink cli & VLC).

I set up signald with a Google Voice number but haven't continued down the path of automating Signal.

I tried Tailscale (2021?) but it seemed a bit early, couldn't log out yet. So I went with ZerotTier. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30284754

The tool used to visualize Git Tree: GitUp (looking for something better)

G'day, I head up the Sublime Merge team.

Firstly, thanks for using it and supporting us!

If you haven't already, it would help immensely to get a bug report here: https://github.com/sublimehq/sublime_merge/issues/new/choose

I'll definitely look into this further and get it sorted

I find the GitHub Desktop tool to be rather clunky.

I use git in various ways;

* CLI for most small tasks

* GUI for big tasks and getting an overview

* Editor UI for small things if I am currently in the editor.

* GitHub’s website for collaboration and GH specific tasks

The GUI’s I use are:

Git-Fork on macOS, Windows. Visually my favorite UI of all. https://git-fork.com

Sublime Merge on macOS, Windows and Linux. I use this the most since my main development system is Linux. It is more powerful. https://www.sublimemerge.com

I prefer those two to Tower, but Tower is much better than GitHub’s tools. Tower is probably the most powerful tool out there.

Many editors have good Git support. I tend to use these tools first smaller git tasks.

VSCode had a wealth of built-in and add on tools that can do nearly anything. I generally find these to be rather inelegant UI designs. But again better than GitHub’s own client.

I have been VERY pleased with the Zed Editor’s current git integration and expect it will improve. I have only recently started to use Zed as my primary editor on an experimental basis.

Finally, I haven’t really reviewed all of this in a few years. Always interested in learning new ways.

I wouldn't mind the license fee as much if there was actually any development going on, but for the past 3-4 years, there has basically been 4-10 months between releases, and each release has been more or less bugfixes and rewrites [1]. There has been 4 updates in 3 years.

The issue tracker for ST has 1863 open issues, or 41% open vs closed issues [2], and the issue tracker for SM has 1055 open issues [3].

I have no problem paying for software, and i understand that most developers don't work for free, but with this software it doesn't even appear i'm paying for "work", and instead it appears to be more or less a passive source of income for the developer.

As i wrote earlier, i'm not entirely sure what i'm gonna do, but given the slow pace of improvements to ST, i guess i can easily wait a couple of years before updating, if ever.

[1]: https://www.sublimetext.com/blog/

[2]: https://github.com/sublimehq/sublime_text/issues

[3]: https://github.com/sublimehq/sublime_merge/issues

In order to do this you can use the terminal, but I prefer to use Sublime Merge. Because terminal can cause some troubles in that case.

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