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If I want to move to GIT, then I should use all the advantages of GIT, I couldn't find single GIT client/plugin that directly supports all the advanced features in GIT including Egit, intellij and others.



I doubt if any tool can ever support all the advanced features of GIT like its plumbing commands.

Even a feature like rebase is which is fairly understandable on the CLI, becomes difficult to use on a GUI


I would assume that being able to work offline and not depend on a central repo is enough of a benefit anyhow


I don't this is really a killer feature in this age of always connected devices.


(Replying again because apparently I can't reply to your new comment) - It's not a 'special circumstance' in anyway shape or form. In an ideal world, we'd always be connected. But when it comes down to it: We aren't at all just yet.

I can't afford to not be able to work when my internet connection drops. What if you have a powercut? What if you are on a flight? What if your network goes down?


As I said these are quite specific to a few people who need to work while travelling. I live in India, I face this all the time, but I overcome this by effective time management.


Well travelling isn't the only circumstance. I just can't find any situation where not being able to work without an internet connection is a good thing.

Also: You have to deal with a central repo. What if that goes down? What if that corrupts? Single point of failure and all.


If you've ever tried to get a decent connection on a train through England on a particular network, you'd disagree :)


That is a special and unique circumstance. One can definitely manage time so to not work while travelling.


Yeap, adjusting my life to my VCS tool is perfectly reasonable ;)


If you put it that way, obviously no,but if you think about it as adjusting how you work with the availability of an internet connection, It seems more reasonable :-P


But the point is that, with git, I don't have to do that! :D

(though we actually use Bazaar where I work, but it's distributed all the same)




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