Re: In support of Jonas Bernoulli's Magit

[Phillip Lord]

raman <address@hidden> writes:

> Richard Stallman <address@hidden> writes:
>
> Magit:
>
> There are many things that Git lets you do that are at the power-user
> end of the spectrum --- and magit actually makes those doable, whereas
> the git commandline would never encourage  you to venture even close.


This is certainly true. I've started using these kind of capabilities of
git when I discovered them in magit.

But for me, the key advantage is a very simple one. It's gives you a
project orientated view of git: rather than a file or directory. It
means that I don't accidentally commit two files when I have modified
three. The user interface is also very good and very discoverable.

These are not "power-user" features; magit is good for beginners.

VCs key advantage: it's not Git specific.

Phil