GitHub for Windows Demystifies Git for Everyone
After years of waiting, developers on Windows can finally enjoy an easier GitHub experience. On May 18, the team behind GitHub released the first version of GitHub for Windows.
This release joins its counterpart on Mac OS as by far the simplest, easiest, most beautiful way to develop on GitHub. The flashy, Metro-inspired app brings (almost) all the features of the command-line Git program in GUI form, in an interface that is as easy to use as it is beautiful.
Git was originally written for Linux, so using it on Windows has always been a bit of a pain. For a while, there have been working ports of Git on Windows, but they were either bound to the command line or to less than simple GUIs. Git isn’t all that difficult to learn on the command line, but it’s not the easiest thing to learn either.
Git for Windows, however, ends all of that trouble. Installing is completely hands-off, and the only setup required is logging into your GitHub account. The program walks you through a one-step, painless process to properly configure your Git globalconfig, which automatically adds the proper SSL keys to your GitHub account. It’s incredibly simple, especially compared to the existing alternatives.
Inside the app, you get a nice display of all of your repositories, both online and local. Dive into any repo and you get a clear, detailed readout of any uncommitted changes, including deleted files (notoriously difficult to keep track of via a traditional Git command line). Committing is as simple as selecting the changes you want to commit, typing a name, and clicking a button. Then, pushing is another click away. The program also keeps track of your branches, which are easy to switch between. Browsing past commits is also very well designed, giving clear indications of exactly what was changed in each step, in trademark Git style. From this view, the user can roll back commits or delete changes entirely. It really is a joy to use, and makes programming with Git genuinely enjoyable.
The app automatically checks for updates and notifies you when they’re ready. Once installed, a new “Clone in Windows” button appears on all repos on the GitHub website, allowing for extremely fast, one-click cloning.
GitHub for Windows is available as a free download here.
Considering the Obama Administration’s definition of cyberwarfare in its “International Strategy for Cyberspace,” published last year, doesn’t today’s confirmation that it created Stuxnet imply that the administration actively waged war against Iran?
Just thinking out loud here…
Seems a bit hypocritical to warn all nations that any cyberattack would be considered an act of war, then pursue an accelerated, top-secret agenda of cyber-attacking Iran.
- The Obama Administration’s International Strategy for Cyberspace
- The New York Times confirmation of American/Israeli responsibility for Stuxnet
You know, I love living in a country where I’m allowed to post something like this, but every day I’m reminded that the government can violate its own rules whenever it wants.
Confirmed: Stuxnet Developed by US, Israel; accidentally released globally
After years of speculation, the incredibly sophisticated, centrifuge destroying Stuxnet virus is confirmed to have been developed by the US and Israel.
The SpaceX Dragon after landing in the Pacific.
Credit: Michael Altenhofen
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“It would take decades of work by thousands of scientists in a particle accelerator powered by dump trucks of flaming grant money!”
—Futurama S6E13
I still can’t get over how funny this show is.
I Believe I Can Fly – Sebastien Montaz-Rosset
May I present the current object of my obsession, The Year of Hibernation by Youth Lagoon.
Pay special attention to “17.”
Source: Spotify
Daily Dose of Outrage: Cable Edition
Here are three links that should make you angry. Uh oh, I sound like Fox News…
I'm a high school student from Philadelphia.
