Submission timeline
2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
First comments on top threads
HN comment orderI can't even test the functionality because it won't let me pass the first screen because I don't have config user.email set in my gitconfig. http://imgur.com/a/T4s4o I have a pre-commit hook that is installed on all new repo's I create/clone that warns me, and then I set an email address PER REPO. This way I can work on both $WORK and open source projects on the same machine while having different email addresses per repository. The assumption that a user…
My choice is the VCS client in JetBrains IDEs, like IntelliJ, WebStorm, PyCharm etc. IntelliJ Community Edition is even free and open-source, so for Java coding it's perfect, but pretty good for Clojure, Python, PHP too. The JetBrains IDEs are cross-platform, including Linux and cross architecture, including ARM, because the JVM/JDK is cross-arch. The sticking point for me is how well it deals with the 3-way resolution of merge conflicts. It also has a magic-wand icon, which seems to resolve…
This seems interesting for day-to-day operations, as a replacement for Tower or SourceTree! However an app I've found really helps with arcane Git incantations (anything that rewrites history) is GitUp for macOS. I've always found it underappreciated. http://gitup.co
Dan and Tanya Pristupova are doing a great job developing the macOS and Windows version of this software [1]. I use it intermittently along with other applications that offer a graphical interface to interact with a Git repository and Fork is one of my favorites. I think $49.99 is a fair price if you compare it with similar programs like Git Tower that ask you to pay (minimum) $69.00 per year for a subscription, $99.00 to include pro-features, and $149.00…
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 269
- Total comments
- 204
100+ points or 50+ comments
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-08-29 | Fork: Fast and Friendly Git Client for MacFirst breakout · Best thread | adamnemecek | 142 | 103 |
| 2018-07-03 | Show HN: Fork – a fast and friendly Git client for Mac and Windows | DanPristupov | 49 | 34 |
| 2020-03-02 | Fork (Git client) will soon be paid | tda | 3 | 2 |
| 2021-09-15 | Fork: A Fast and friendly Git client for Mac and Windows | avierax | 1 | 0 |
| 2022-05-31 | Git Fork: A fast and friendly Git client for Windows and MacHall induction · Latest 20+ point return | zubspace | 74 | 65 |