One thing I noticed is if I open a git project, I can see 0 files changes and it doesn't show which branch I'm at.

After you select a file everything works, even after you close atom. This could be a edge case but also a bad starting experience for the user.

Repro Steps:

1. run git clone https://github.com/ungb/public-repo.git
2. cd public-repo and run atom .
3. don't open a file, try to do a git pull or something from the bottom right.
   Expected: should know this is a git project
   Actual: thinks that this project isn't a git project until you click on a file.

Versions

Atom Version (atom --version):
Atom : 1.17.0-dev-9d5d09f
Electron: 1.3.14
Chrome : 52.0.2743.82
Node : 6.5.0
GitHub Package Version (git --git-dir ~/.atom/packages/github/.git rev-parse head):
9575df3

/cc @kuychaco @BinaryMuse @smashwilson @simurai