> How did the magit guy or people even come up with the data model?

It's not all that different from a typical TUI interface.

Magit isn't great because of the interface. It's great because the alternative (plain git) has such a crappy interface. Contrast principle and all.

Magit is pretty great because of transient, the model of showing what all the commands are. It's a very natural and easy UI affordance

Is magit much better than tig? I've never used magit.

	▲	mbirth 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		If you’re still using tig, have a look at lazygit. Needs some getting used to (coming from tig) but supports way more git features.