4/19/2024 0 Comments Github desktop fork repo![]() ![]() But I think "Professional developers use git command line" or w/e is sill gating. At some point most developers are going to run into a Linux VM or have to SSH into a development console somewhere, and you might not have access to a GUI or it might be inconvenient to install a GUI desktop environment, and it'll be a valuable skill to have. ![]() I think a good case for having a decent handle on most rudimentary Git command line is that it'll work on, basically, any development environment you jump onto. Now a days, thankfully, even the snootiest of developers see the benefits of using an IDE with a GUI and most IDEs also have Vi-mode or Emacs-mode so the debate is mostly pointless. You used to see this sort of gating when it came to developers using something like Vi or Emacs over a IDE or code editor. I think it's a basic skill set most developers should have just because it's so common, but if you're more comfortable using the GUI and use it effectively then there's nothing wrong with it as all. There's nothing wrong with having a preference, but there's something very wrong with pushing preferences onto others as though they're global truthsĪnybody who says you should only use some command line tooling if you're a "professional developer," is wrong, it's stupid gating, common in this industry. Most GUIs follow sensible conventions, and if it's something you use every day you're gonna know any quirks of the GUI or CLI anyway, so use whichever you prefer Sure, for applications you use all the time, you can be just as fast in the CLI as a GUI, sometimes even a whisker faster - but other times the GUI will be quicker ![]() Sometimes information is simply presented more clearly in a GUI, or if it's something I use less often and haven't memorised, it's much faster to poke around in the GUI than to look up the docs for the exact combination of flags and commands I need in the CLI I've been entirely comfortable in the command line for 22 years, but there are still many situations where I prefer a GUI. I think that's nonsense, it takes far longer to find all the command, flags, and little weird quirks and interactions, than to use a good GUI /r/programmerhumor - (post your memes here instead). ![]()
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