Re:Ask HN: Programs that saved you 100 hours?
by ScottFree on Monday April 13, 2020 @07:16AM
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> Random example: reverting a commit is 2-3 clicks, or a whole lot of typing.
git log
git revert {hash}
I'd hardly call that a whole lot of typing. It's roughly equivalent to 2-3 clicks in a GUI app.
Where the GUI falls down for me is more complicated things, like hard resetting a branch to origin or resolving merge conflicts.
Also, most of the git guis do things that I find distressing. For example, in one git GUI I tried a while back, I accidentally dragged a commit onto a branch listed in the sidebar. Only later did I realize the gui cherry-picked the commit into the branch without asking me for confirmation. It would do similar things if I dragged one branch into another.
Where the GUI falls down for me is more complicated things, like hard resetting a branch to origin or resolving merge conflicts.
Also, most of the git guis do things that I find distressing. For example, in one git GUI I tried a while back, I accidentally dragged a commit onto a branch listed in the sidebar. Only later did I realize the gui cherry-picked the commit into the branch without asking me for confirmation. It would do similar things if I dragged one branch into another.