Git-Sim

Hi Git users! I built Git-Sim to allow devs to quickly and easily visualize the effects of Git commands in their local repos, while minimizing interruption to the developer workflow. Git-Sim does this by generating .jpg image (default) or .mp4 video visualizations illustrating the effects of Git commands. Despite its simple design under the hood, Git is a notoriously confusing tool for new devs to learn and understand. In my opinion, this is due to the following 3 factors: 1. The wide breadth of concepts that underlie Git's model (working directory, staging area, object database, Git objects, SHA-1, local repo, remote repo, DAG, branching, merging, etc, etc, etc...) 2. The situational awareness required to be versatile with Git 3. The large number of commands that Git provides Even intermediate and advanced Git users often find themselves in situations where they aren't 100% sure what the outcome of a particular command might be. This usually leads to Googling and Stackoverflow to hopefully find someone in a parallel situation and extrapolate their solution to your local repo. The goals of Git-Sim can be stated as follows: 1. Provide a command-line interface so devs can visually simulate Git commands directly in the terminal inside their local Git repos 2. Maintain a parallel syntax to Git commands (subcommands and options/flags), so that using Git-Sim is as familiar as possible 3. Be efficient and fast, automatically creating simulated output images in a matter of seconds For full details read our blog post at https://initialcommit.com/blog/g... Enjoy and hit me up at jacob@initialcommit.io with any questions or comments! We also gladly accept pull requests and other contributions on our GitHub page https://github.com/initialcommit... Happy coding! Jacob Stopak