Why I Always Use GitHub Desktop: Productivity Beyond the Terminal

Here are my reasons for loving this user-friendly Git interface.

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I want to begin this git happy story with a little animal called a mapache 🦝, or as you might know it, a raccoon. Agile and adaptable, mapaches are renowned for their problem-solving capabilities and for loving snacks. Just like a mapache who finds clever ways to infiltrate a secure trash can, we developers love to navigate intricate systems and solve complex problems.

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So, why do I compare a mapache with the GitHub Desktop GUI? Because it’s nimble, adaptive, and makes solving ‘coding problems’ a breeze. Best of all, even if you switch, your coworkers can keep using command line git!

No More Fear of the Git Terminal!

I’ve never been a command-line purist. Sure, I love my modern Oh My Zsh! terminal on my work computer, and I’ve been coding in SSH tunnels from the command line since the late 90’s (shout out emacs — I never liked vim).