Jonas Bernoulli
emacsair.me · Personal blog · on HN since 2016
Jonas Bernoulli, maintainer of Magit, writes about the Emacs Git interface, its releases, and related tools like Transient.
What HN saysCommenters call Magit the nicest Git interface, praise its keyboard workflow, and credit Jonas for excellent code quality, documentation, and support.
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Most-shared posts
- 1A walk through the Magit interface7 people · 200 points · first shared 2017 · 81 comments on HN
- 2Magit maintainer taking a break3 people · 10 points · first shared 2016 · 1 comments on HN
- 3Releasing Transient (Magit-Popup Successor)3 people · 5 points · first shared 2019 · discussion on HN
- 4Magit for non Emacs users3 people · 2 points · first shared 2017 · discussion on HN
- 5Magit, the magical Git interface (2017)2 people · 686 points · first shared 2017 · 344 comments on HN
- 6Magit 2.90 released2 people · 16 points · first shared 2018 · 1 comments on HN
- 7Magit 3.3 Released2 people · 7 points · first shared 2021 · discussion on HN
- 8Magit 3.1 Released2 people · 5 points · first shared 2021 · discussion on HN
- 9Magit 3.01 people · 347 points · first shared 2021 · 140 comments on HN
- 10Work with Git Forges inside Emacs1 people · 147 points · first shared 2018 · 16 comments on HN
- 11Magit 2.13 released1 people · 105 points · first shared 2018 · 49 comments on HN
- 12Magit 4.0 Released1 people · 54 points · first shared 2024 · 14 comments on HN
- 13Magit 2.4 released1 people · 5 points · first shared 2016 · discussion on HN
- 14Magit 2.12 released1 people · 4 points · first shared 2018 · discussion on HN
- 15Forge 0.2: Work with Git{lab,hub} from the comfort of magit1 people · 3 points · first shared 2021 · discussion on HN
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rgoulter · 2022-08-04
I think the nicest interface to git is magit: https://emacsair.me/2017/09/01/magit-walk-through/
It's excellent for keyboard-driven workflows.
motform · 2019-10-08
One of the things that make magic so great is precisely that one does not have to remember all the shortcuts. The author has written and released his own tool for popups and tooltips[0]. The keys are also among the more sane binds you find in Emacsland, so you can often browse by guestimation.
[0]: https://emacsair.me/2019/02/14/transient-0.1/
tarsius · 2017-12-18
I think Magit could be classified as a TUI [1].
But that still doesn't help explain its benefits to someone who hasn't tried it. For the crowdfunding campaign that I ran earlier this year I wrote a few articles. For those unfamiliar with Magit I would recommend [2] and the more visual [3].
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Text-based_user_interface
[2] https://emacsair.me/2017/09/01/the-magical-git-interface/#start
[3] https://emacsair.me/2017/09/01/magit-walk-through/#start
kaushalmodi · 2017-09-01
Jonas has been pouring his soul into Magit (and many other OSS projects) for many years now [1]. The project has reached an exemplary status with excellent code quality, documentation and support. Many thanks to Jonas and other Magit contributors!
If you have been reaping the benefits of Magit, and haven't yet got a chance to say thanks, this is an awesome chance :)
Even if you are not using Emacs, but have wished that Magit were available on your favorite editor, then also it would be good to pledge in this KickStarter. See why[2].
And if you haven't yet heard of Magit, check out the KickStarter page!
Good luck Jonas!
[1]: https://github.com/magit/magit/graphs/contributors
[2]: https://emacsair.me/2017/09/01/magit-for-non-emacs-users/
erk__ · 2021-10-22
Then this post may be more appropriate https://emacsair.me/2017/09/01/magit-walk-through/
iamuser4 · 2020-04-13
Obligatory emacs magit. If you like the git cli, then magit will help you do everything with single keypress actions (l is log, c is commit) and provide autocomplete and lists where relevant (like all branches on checkout)
https://magit.vc/
Visual walk through: https://emacsair.me/2017/09/01/magit-walk-through/