Does anyone have a favorite diff tool for reviewing lots of code? I’m thinking something along the lines like meld or vimdiff. I don’t really need a git client. I’m comfortable with the git CLI. I’m mainly interested in making code reviews a little easier to manage.
I’m reviewing a large code change right now and the web interface sucks. It’s slow. It doesn’t load all the files at once. Cross referencing files sucks.
I know, I know. “Code changes should be small.” I’ve already voiced that to my team, yet here we are. I’m trying to figure out a way to make this a little less miserable.
I’ve been using SmartGit for about a decade now. While I don’t typically need a git GUI, I do appreciate it’s diff’ing and 3-way merge.
It’s free for open source use and they do have a lifetime license option to avoid the subscription for commercial use.
+1 for smartgit. I just use jet brains built in git guis now but whenever I’m doing some crazy rebasing I open up smartgit. I like how it also shows you the commands in the log so you can learn by doing.
I bought a license many, many years ago and loved SmartGit. I just use the cli now, but if you’re looking for a GUI, it’s a great choice.