But that said - it does it's job very well and magit is certainly excellent software for those that are interested in that interface.
But when it comes to magit I'm not so sure. I'm inclined to think that magit is _strictly_ better than any other git interface, so much so that even if you don't like emacs you should suck it up and use magit as your git porcelain, even if you use a different editor for everything else. Magit is that good- I just gave $100.00 to the project, and I never donate to open source stuff. It is that good.
I don’t mean “it’s not my preferred git client”. I mean “I’d rather use almost anything else”.
Why? Because it requires emacs interface, concepts, and controls. And unless you’re ok with those it’s not better at all. In fact it’s _strictly_ worse.
That said: if you like emacs I think you’re correct, it’s almost certainly the best there is.
Others, such as myself, suffer it only when compelled by an instructor.