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> I’m also using magit (after a tour in various GUI) but for me it is to git what vi is to ex. Direct interaction instead of a command prompt.

I'm not sure I understand how "I use a specific text editor with a specialized interface into git that's superior" is a counterargument to the first-party tool having horrible UX. That seems basically the exact same as what I was saying about jj, except via emacs instead of a CLI. Either way, we've opted out of the actual experience of the tool in favor of using an alternative tool that operates on the version control.



Magit doesn’t anything that is not readily available in git. Most of magit usefulness comes from “active objects” (meaning you can act directly on the report of some commands like git-log) and quick command construction due to transient and autocompletion.

It requires the same mental model as git.




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