U, I and Everything In-between…
Until recently, some of our customers have been, shall we say, forthcoming in their feedback on our UI and their frustrations with it. Some were eloquent in their summaries. Here’s a good example:...
View ArticleGitKraken v2.2
Did you enjoy the Oscars the other week? Well, we’ve got a few announcements of our own to share, all of which we’re certain are correct, all focusing on version 2.2 of the “Best Git GUI in a Leading...
View Article5 Electron Apps You Need to Try
As you may already be aware, GitKraken owes the consistency of its cross-platform experience to the fact that it is built on Electron. Electron is a powerful framework that allows developers to create...
View ArticleAxosoft Tips III
Are you looking for ways to use Axosoft more efficiently? Well, you’ve come to the right place! Here are our 10 latest Axosoft tips. Axosoft Tips You can quickly add a work log by right-clicking on any...
View ArticleAxosoft Dev Talk: React and Redux
In this talk, GitKraken developer Tyler Wanek discusses React and Redux, and their uses for one-way dataflow. Tyler will be using the following repo as an example:...
View ArticleApril Fools Ideas for Techies
I am not much of an April Fool’s Day fan. Not everyone can achieve the giddy heights of, say, the BBC’s oldie but goodie prank on its viewers 60 years ago, and attempts to do so can be sadly...
View ArticleAn Introduction to Monoids
When you think of programming, you might not immediately think of mathematics. In the day-to-day practice of writing software it’s often hard to see much theory behind REST requests and database schema...
View ArticlePerformance Problems and Solutions in React.js
This is part 1 of a 4-part series! This post is the first in a 4-part series looking at the performance issues that GitKraken developers faced. This post outlines the problems themselves, and...
View ArticleIntroducing GitKraken Walk-In Stores
We’re incredibly excited to reveal that, beginning Q1 2018, we will be offering a brand new way to get your hands on GitKraken: through a physical version of the app purchasable at actual walk-in...
View ArticleGitKraken v2.3
As you’re probably aware by now, we work hard to address the needs and requests of ye faithful users of your favorite Git client, GitKraken. Version 2.3 implements a widely requested feature that...
View ArticleAxosoft Dev Talk: Practical Category Theory
It’s time for another video in our Axosoft Dev Talk series! In the first of two talks about Practical Category Theory, David Koontz explains Semigroups and Monoids. Watch this video to learn more, and...
View ArticleReduxifying GitKraken
GitKraken is a React app. We’ve been using React since GitKraken version 0.12.2 (in January of 2015) when we migrated from Angular.js. When we started using React, we architected with the flux library...
View ArticleIntroducing Axosoft Version 17.1
Some software releases have big, visual changes that you see the very moment you open the app. Version 17.0 of Axosoft was one of those big ones, with a huge visual overhaul that tidied up the UI, and...
View ArticleLearning Git with GitKraken: Rebasing in GitKraken vs CLI
In these videos, Brett Goldman compares the experience of performing a very basic rebase in the CLI vs GitKraken, followed by a demonstration of what happens, and what to do, when conflicts occur. Take...
View ArticleAxosoft v17.1: Burndown Chart Update
In Axosoft v17.1, we made a small adjustment to the way burndowns work, which should provide more accurate velocities for our users. Prior to v17.1, velocity was strictly based on the number of hours...
View ArticleGitKraken v2.4
In GitKraken version 2.4, substantial improvements have been made to lots of actions you perform every day. You know those little quirks in GitKraken that sometimes made you say an expletive out loud?...
View ArticleAn Introduction to Functors
Introduction In a previous article, we talked about Semigroups and Monoids, which are abstractions that let us combine values of the same type together. In this post, we’ll take a look at Functors,...
View ArticleGitKraken v2.5
While working on improvements for GitKraken v2.4, we noticed that GitKraken was not running as efficiently as we would like, especially on Windows. As many Windows Git client users may know, most Git...
View ArticleGitKraken.com Now 100x Artsier
What do you get when you cross a traveling salesman with a Kraken? Art. You get art. GitKraken v2.5 is now 3x faster than SourceTree, and gitkraken.com is 100x artsier. We’ve combined our love for art...
View ArticleGitKraken Tips V
Here is a roundup of our most recent 11 tips to help you become a bit more productive when you’re working. If this series is new to you, check out our previous tip roundups. GitKraken Tips Instantly...
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