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Posted by Craig Watson
Craig Watson
27,930 Points

Getting to grips with Git on Windows?

Hi everyone!

I am asking this question based around git but hopefully this is going to get me talking to a couple of windows users that may be suffering in silence with me.

A lot if not all of the teachers at treeehouse and programs used / recommended by those teachers are based on a mac.

I understand the benefits in most cases to using a mac but right now I have done that much work on a windows not to mention the budget would get stretched if I were to by a mac that switching right now is not really an option.

So on to the real question, I have just been watching some of the vid from the Modern WordPress Workflow course. I am dipping my toes into a plugin and find sass on the treehouse workspaces great.

But I tried to get it running on windows and struggled, looking into Git which I really want to get moving on it seems this is console and command line based of which I have no experience and the console basics is about a mac / linux.

I am hoping there is some other windows users out there that would like to chat and share useful programs they find reliable and worth investment should it call for it :)

Craig :)

3 Answers

Gordon Reeder
Gordon Reeder
2,521 Points
Gordon Reeder
Gordon Reeder
2,521 Points

So on the Github main page is a download for a GUI based front end for Github. Just scroll to the bottom of the screen, past all the Mac stuff. There you will see the link "You can also use Github with Windows". Click on that. It will take you to a window where you can download the Github Windows front end. It does help to know the console based commands and work flow, because the GUI application doesn't change any of that.

I know that it seems that everyone uses a Mac these days. But, there are plenty of Windows and Linux machines too. In fact, I'm posting this from my Linux desktop, which is also my main development machine. But, my laptop is Windows. I guess what I'm trying to point out is that it doesn't matter what platform you are using. Everything about web development can be done on any platform.

Craig Watson
Craig Watson
27,930 Points
Craig Watson
Craig Watson
27,930 Points

Hi Gordon!

Thank you for your reply :) I am downloading Git as I am writing this reply from the answer you gave. I actually like using a windows really, it is something I am used to. It just feels at times im being held back or even left behind with so many mac users and suitable apps available initially for them.

If I may ask, do you run a ruby install on either of those computers with relation to Sass?

Craig

Ricky Catron
Ricky Catron
13,023 Points
Ricky Catron
Ricky Catron
13,023 Points

To my knowledge the git for command prompt is the same as git for a macs command line. Like it or not the command line is something most developers need to become familiar with at some point. It is used to manage servers and many different developer packages. I use CMDer or Git Bash to replicated the Mac or Linux feel on a windows computer. Once you learn it using anything else just is not the same, it provides a neat, powerful, and intuitive interface to work with.

Personally I would try Linux at some point simply because hey its free so there is nothing to lose and you may discover like I did that the command line is a powerful tool that windows simply lacks.

Goodluck! --Ricky