Show HN: GitClassic.com, GitHub circa 2015 without JS & AI(gitclassic.com)

14 pointsby heythisischris19 days ago9 comments

captn3m019 days ago
I will actually pay for this if this includes the complete issue/PR data, as well as the ability to review/approve/merge PRs. The GitHub UI is so slow that loading each 5 line PR is just too slow and I have to open the diff in a new tab, because going back reloads the whole damn thing instead of the amazing jquery/pjax cached version from a decade ago that worked fast even on 3G networks.
Aside: you will need permission to use the Git trademark.
- heythisischris19 days ago
  Duly noted- my immediate next step is Issues/PRs! Would love to start seeing / using that too.
shukantpal19 days ago
It doesn't quite work: https://gitclassic.com/pixijs (repos.filter is not a function)
Also it seems to get rate limited, but good work.
- heythisischris19 days ago
  Responded to someone else below: if you sign in using GitHub, you can get your own allotment of 5,000/req/hour. The public API only allows 60 request per hour, but since we're using Lambda, it actually shifts to different IP addresses depending on the invocation.
  - embedding-shape19 days ago
    Sounds like maybe you should add caching in there, so at least the /explore and facebook/react works. I ended up rate limited before I could see a single repository.
crtasm18 days ago
I like it!
yt-dlp's readme seems to confuse the parser: https://gitclassic.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp
chandlerswift19 days ago
https://gitclassic.com/navidrome:
```
    Error: repos.filter is not a function
```
https://gitclassic.com/navidrome/navidrome:
```
    API rate limit exceeded for 18.222.58.123. (But here's the good news: Authenticated requests get a higher rate limit. Check out the documentation for more details.)
```
- heythisischris19 days ago
  Hah, should've anticipated hitting the public rate limits... if you sign in using GitHub, you can get your own allotment of 5,000/req/hour.
  The public API only allows 60 request per hour, but since we're using Lambda, it actually shifts to different IP addresses depending on the invocation.
smarx00719 days ago
I would say the November 2015 look would be the one to go back to.* [1] This one seems to be from 2015 before the iconic redesign that makes it instantly recognizable as Github.
*with a dark theme.
[1]: https://github.blog/news-insights/a-new-look-for-repositorie...
- heythisischris19 days ago
  Oh yes, brings back memories from my agency days... SourceTree, JIRA, and the better Slack icon. I'll start targeting this layout.
heythisischris19 days ago
If anyone wants to try out GitClassic Pro, I added a promo code for 50% off, it's "HACKERNEWS"- comes out to $20/year. Gives you access to private repos. Going to dedicate as much time / attention as possible to building a better GitHub frontend! I think a lot of people want this (myself included).
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000ooo00018 days ago
>Built this in about 3 hours
Why did you include this? No developer is going to read that and think "I bet this is polished and well thought-out - take my money!". It's either a rushed job, a slop job, or a rushed slop job.
liviux18 days ago
It's 2026 Chris, get over it.