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2 pointslawnchair1mo ago1 comments

GitHub pull requests used to be fast. Now they're brutally slow, especially with large changes. I got tired of this, so I created Argus.

Argus is a fast, static, server-rendered replacement for GitHub pull requests. Pages load immediately. It uses the GitHub API for all reads and writes, so reviews and comments behave the same. This is just a better screen.

This is as-is software. I built it with Claude Code.

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sausagefeet1mo ago

I work with @lawnchair, so we both have been complaining to each other about how slow GitHub PRs are for awhile. It's wild that THE feature of GH is so bad!

I have been using Argus in anger for a few days, it needs some updates, but being "run on your own desktop" software means it can be a lot simpler than a full product, which is nice. Next feature I am pushing to get implemented: I want Reviewboard-like intra-push diffs. I have a force-push heavy workflow and GH PR view doesn't let you see the diff of what was pushed vs what I last reviewed, and that is a feature that all the data is there and I want it.

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