Run in a terminal

git config --global status.submoduleSummary true
git config --global diff.submodule log

Add the following somewhere on your path as git-spull

#!/bin/bash
git pull "$@" &&
  git submodule sync --recursive &&
  git submodule update --init --recursive

Add the following somewhere on your path as git-sbranch

#!/bin/bash
git checkout develop &&
  git checkout -b "$@"