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Which Github interface?
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Doug Lee
For those who manage add-ons via Github and/or use Github in other contexts:
Do you find the web interface best, or the Desktop app (I'm looking at version 3.2.0), or GitCLI and Git itself, all from command lines? I ask because I am now working with a client who uses Github in an Enterprise setup, which appears at a glance to complicate things like cloning branches from a command line; and the client is trying to use the Desktop app instead of the web interface. I had failed to notice that there was a Desktop app. -- Doug Lee dgl@... http://www.dlee.org "I am a leader by default, only because nature does not allow a vacuum." Bishop Desmond Tutu |
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I use GitHub web interface and use Git command-line for Git related tasks. Cheers, Joseph -----Original Message-----
From: nvda-addons@nvda-addons.groups.io <nvda-addons@nvda-addons.groups.io> On Behalf Of Doug Lee Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2023 12:07 PM To: nvda-addons@nvda-addons.groups.io Subject: [nvda-addons] Which Github interface? For those who manage add-ons via Github and/or use Github in other contexts: Do you find the web interface best, or the Desktop app (I'm looking at version 3.2.0), or GitCLI and Git itself, all from command lines? I ask because I am now working with a client who uses Github in an Enterprise setup, which appears at a glance to complicate things like cloning branches from a command line; and the client is trying to use the Desktop app instead of the web interface. I had failed to notice that there was a Desktop app. -- Doug Lee dgl@... http://www.dlee.org "I am a leader by default, only because nature does not allow a vacuum." Bishop Desmond Tutu |
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Alberto Buffolino
Joseph Lee, il 22/3/2023, ha scritto:
I use GitHub web interface and use Git command-line for Git related tasks.Alberto: even gh, that is, github-cli, is a great tool in addition to git, and it can open the correct web page if browser is sometime preferable. For example, I discovered recently that if I have a branch where I made a PR from, I can run: gh pr view -w to open in browser the PR info/discussion page. Alberto |
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Noelia Ruiz
Also, to run GitHub Actions, GH CLI is great, or to create pull
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requests without using the browser or using it. I like a lot GitHub CLI in addition to Git and I'd recommend it. 2023-03-22 20:42 GMT+01:00, Alberto Buffolino <a.buffolino@...>: Joseph Lee, il 22/3/2023, ha scritto:I use GitHub web interface and use Git command-line for Git relatedAlberto: |
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Luke Davis
Doug Lee wrote:
For those who manage add-ons via Github and/or use Github in other contexts:In my opinion the desktop app is junk. When I tried it in 2021 or early 2022, it had no accessibility advantage over the website, and seemed mostly to be a clunky wrapper around git commandline, with some hooks to the website. On a daily basis I use git and the gh interface to the GitHub API, as my primary tools. I often use the GitHub website for issue management when email is insufficient, and it's good for account management and line by line commenting on pull requests. Otherwise I try to stick to gh and git whenever possible. That said, I'm very comfortable with the commandline, and have a good memory for commands and options, or know where to find them fast when I need them. The GitHub website is actually pretty good, and if the commandline isn't your thing, it is a fine option. Though if I had to use it regularly for committing, git log viewing, branching/rebasing and other gitish functions, it would drive me crazy, just because of how much more efficient the CLI is for that sort of thing. Luke |
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Luke Davis
Doug Lee wrote:
to complicate things like cloning branches from a command lineMaybe because he's trying to clone branches? :) One does not clone branches. One clones repos. Branches are checked out. Cloning: git clone ssh://github.com/owner/repo # Or: gh repo clone owner/repo To checkout a branch: cd repo git checkout branch I don't know what particular problems your client is having, but from what I've read, from a git prospective the enterprise server shouldn't be any different. This might help: https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-server@3.5/admin/configuration/configuring-your-enterprise/command-line-utilities Luke |
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Doug Lee
Luke, you asked in a subsequent message (that I lost accidentally) whether my client was trying to clone a
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branch instead of a repo. Minutes after I sent my message here, I realized I had typed the wrong word. He was creating a branch, but the people on that call informed me that using the command line is tricky for that because some setup is required to be able to make a branch from an existing repo within the enterprise. The two factors I remember being mentioned were named repositories and authorization processes. On Wed, Mar 22, 2023 at 05:52:15PM -0400, Luke Davis wrote:
Doug Lee wrote: For those who manage add-ons via Github and/or use Github in other contexts:In my opinion the desktop app is junk. When I tried it in 2021 or early 2022, it had no accessibility advantage over the website, and seemed mostly to be a clunky wrapper around git commandline, with some hooks to the website. On a daily basis I use git and the gh interface to the GitHub API, as my primary tools. I often use the GitHub website for issue management when email is insufficient, and it's good for account management and line by line commenting on pull requests. Otherwise I try to stick to gh and git whenever possible. That said, I'm very comfortable with the commandline, and have a good memory for commands and options, or know where to find them fast when I need them. The GitHub website is actually pretty good, and if the commandline isn't your thing, it is a fine option. Though if I had to use it regularly for committing, git log viewing, branching/rebasing and other gitish functions, it would drive me crazy, just because of how much more efficient the CLI is for that sort of thing. Luke -- Doug Lee dgl@... http://www.dlee.org "It's not easy to be crafty and winsome at the same time, and few accomplish it after the age of six." --John W. Gardner and Francesca Gardner Reese |
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