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  5. Abstract vs git-branchless

Abstract vs git-branchless

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Overview

Abstract
Abstract
Stacks124
Followers86
Votes3
git-branchless
git-branchless
Stacks1
Followers5
Votes0
GitHub Stars3.9K
Forks99

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Detailed Comparison

Abstract
Abstract
git-branchless
git-branchless

Abstract builds upon and extends the stable technology of Git to host and manage your work.

It is a suite of tools to help you visualize, navigate, manipulate, and repair your commit history. It's based off of the branchless Mercurial workflows at large companies such as Google and Facebook.

version control; commenting; annotation; branching; merging
Undo almost anything: Commits, Amended commits, Merges and rebases (e.g. if you resolved a conflict wrongly), Checkouts, Branch creations, updates, and deletions; Navigate and manipulate
Statistics
GitHub Stars
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GitHub Stars
3.9K
GitHub Forks
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GitHub Forks
99
Stacks
124
Stacks
1
Followers
86
Followers
5
Votes
3
Votes
0
Pros & Cons
Pros
  • 2
    Great way to maintain historical uxd knowledge
  • 1
    Easy to track down versions
No community feedback yet
Integrations
Slack
Slack
Sketch
Sketch
Git
Git

What are some alternatives to Abstract, git-branchless?

Diff So Fancy

Diff So Fancy

diff-so-fancy builds on the good-lookin' output of git contrib's diff-highlight to upgrade your diffs' appearances.

TortoiseGit

TortoiseGit

It is a Git revision control client, implemented as a Windows shell extension and based on TortoiseSVN. It is free software released under the GNU General Public License.

GitUI

GitUI

It is a blazing fast terminal-UI for git written in Rust. You can inspect, commit, and amend changes. It has context-based help (no need to memorize tons of hot-keys).

TortoiseSVN

TortoiseSVN

It is an Apache™ Subversion (SVN)® client, implemented as a Windows shell extension. It's intuitive and easy to use, since it doesn't require the Subversion command line client to run. And it is free to use, even in a commercial environment.

pre-commit by Yelp

pre-commit by Yelp

If one of your developers doesn’t have node installed but modifies a JavaScript file, pre-commit automatically handles downloading and building node to run jshint without root. Pre-commit is a multi-language package manager for pre-commit hooks. You specify a list of hooks you want and pre-commit manages the installation and execution of any hook written in any language before every commit. pre-commit is specifically designed to not require root access.

Folio

Folio

Folio is a simple version control app for designers. It lets you clean up all your duplicates by allowing you to browse and restore previous versions of your design documents.

ungit

ungit

Clean and intuitive UI that makes it easy to understand git.

rebase-editor

rebase-editor

Simple terminal based sequence editor for git interactive rebase. Written in Node.js, published to npm, uses terminal-kit.

hub

hub

hub is a command line tool that wraps git in order to extend it with extra features and commands that make working with GitHub easier.

LayerVault

LayerVault

One central LayerVault repository. Accessible to everyone, simplified, and organized without the effort. Whether using LayerVault Sync or Dropbox, we store and organize your design work. No desktop interface or command line.

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