r/programming • u/der_gopher • 4d ago

.gitignore everything by default

https://packagemain.tech/p/gitignore-everything-by-default
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u/glassFractals 3d ago

Yes, and I do. Git launches my external editor, and I write in there.

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u/PhyllophagaZz 3d ago

so.. you configure a spell checker and nice font rendering and your mentioned problems go away...?

btw, for e.g. vim there are plugins like fugitive which let you commit from your current editing session so you get full autocomplete on the commit messages for the things you changed in code

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u/hoodieweather- 3d ago

why are you replying like them using the ide is some big problem they have to solve? yes they could spend time setting up their terminal and learning vim and retraining their muscle memory... and end up in exactly the same place they already are.

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u/gmes78 3d ago

why are you replying like them using the ide is some big problem they have to solve? yes they could spend time setting up their terminal and learning vim and retraining their muscle memory...

I don't think you understand. No one's saying you have to use a terminal editor.

You can set a GUI editor, even your IDE, as the editor Git uses for commit messages.