Re: GIT version

[Christof Thalhofer <chrisml@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Am 08.02.25 um 07:17 schrieb BB:
> On 8/2/25 9:15 am, Christof Thalhofer wrote:
> > Am 07.02.25 um 14:05 schrieb Benoît Minisini:
> >
> > > Why do you need to not put a new file in the staging area automatically?
> >
> > I explained that 2018 and also sent this link this morning:
> > https://lists.gambas-basic.org/pipermail/user/2018-February/062910.html

> I read that post with interest.

Me too :-)

It was from 2018, I forgot about it. It was interesting to see that my 
way of working hasn't changed, except that I don't use Gitk anymore. I 
am stuck with Zsh, Guake and tig.

> I would suggest that if you are embarking on a new / experimental effort
> on an existing project that you create a git branch for that work. Then
> all your playing around will be constrained to that branch, which after
> due consideration you can either merge or drop as you require. If you
> find a change that needs to go into your main branch, then that is
> relatively easy as well.
>
> But I reckon you know that already.

Yes, I always create feature branches when I want to realize new ideas, 
but at the same time am unsure whether they are good.

> AFAIC the gambas git handling is fine for me... with the caveat that I
> wish that the changes in the history popup would render correctly so the
> collapse trigger can be hit with the mouse.

I tried the Git handling of the IDE the first time again since then.

It still does not reflect some of the most important concepts of Git:
The 'staging area' with its possibility to select and collect a couple 
of changes to compose a commit. The 'stash' that can be used to set 
aside all changes to forget them or reapply them later. I did not test 
if it can be used to create branches and if it would be possible to 
cherry-pick from another branch into the current one.

If you like it as it is, it's fine. For me it lacks important features, 
as a keyboard junkie I have to grab to the mouse too often to click and 
scroll so I find it to be slow and it confuses me by highlighting 
unimportant details (why are the hashes bold and have a colored 
background? Normally you hardly need a hash, actually only if you do a 
'cherry-pick $hash' from another branch or 'reset --hard $hash').

I hope it doesn't look like excessive criticism, it's just the reasons 
why i don't use it and prefer other approaches.

Alles Gute

Christof Thalhofer

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