Re: The enduring popularity of git-credential-store

From: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date: Nov 17, 2022, 20:43 UTC
Message-ID: <Y3ac9ZuvpDJO3k9F@coredump.intra.peff.net>
In-Reply-To: <a76a5e37-0c0a-b9e8-13cb-abaa44cf8911@gmail.com>

On Thu, Nov 17, 2022 at 11:29:35AM -0800, Lessley Dennington wrote:

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> On 11/17/22 10:51 AM, Jeff King wrote:
> > I do think having the docs say "you should go use X" means that X will
> > have an advantage over other projects which may compete with it. So I
> > think we need to be careful to be inclusive of what we'll mention, and
> > to word it so that we're not endorsing any one project.
> > 
> > -Peff
> 
> Completely agree with this. I've long wished for a page on git-scm.com
> that's dedicated to (1) explaining what a credential helper is and
> (2) offering a list of suggested helpers along with scenarios for which
> each is best-suited. This could also be a good place to call out the risks
> of using helpers like git-credential-store in a factual, unbiased way.

It's also a nice place because it's easier to keep up-to-date compared to say, a manpage.

-Peff