On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 07:39:18PM -0700, dmanexe wrote: > Hello, I am rolling out a git solution for one of my clients, but they're > running Windows and I cannot think of a good GUI git client for Windows. > The client wants to use git, and wants a GUI client, but doesn't want to > pick what software they're using. Does anyone have a recommendation? Bonus > points for something open-source, but I am open to some paid solutions too. First, note that Git for Windows comes packed with the two standard GUI tools, gitk (for advanced history excavation) and git-gui, which is for committing. While they look not nearly as sleek as some other tools, they do the job, with git-gui even supporting chunk-by-chunk staging and unstaging. IOW, you could try to just go with that--less software to install means less software to support.
Among the external F/OSS projects, I woud recommend trying Git Extensions. TortoiseGit project seems to be the first kid in this block, and some think it's the sanest choice, but do not get deluded by that "Tortoise" franchise--one problem with this tool is that it seems to cast Subversion mindset upon the developer but Git is not Subversion. Git Extensions felt like not getting in my way insisting on dumbed down approaches to how I work. Github is very slick and looks like a Web UI (because it's powered by WebKit internally) which from time to time makes oneself scratch their head trying to understand that GUI paradigm. Unfortunately, it's too dumbed down and too tied to github. Among the commertial clients I've only heard about Smart Git but did not try it, so I have no say about how it compares to the F/OSS tools mentioned above. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Git for human beings" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/git-users?hl=en.
