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GitHub Gist vs Source - git client and code editor

A side-by-side look at GitHub Gist and Source - git client and code editor. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

GitHub Gist

GitHub Gist

Development

GitHub Gist is a simple way to share snippets of code and text online. It allows developers to easily share code samples, notes, and more without having to create a full GitHub repository.

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Source - git client and code editor

Source - git client and code editor

Development

Source is a free, open source code editor and Git client. It has high performance code intelligence with syntax highlighting for over 80 languages and a built-in Git client with advanced features such as multiple Git repositories support and rebase with abort, continue and skip commands.

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