Show HN: GitClassic.com, GitHub circa 2015 without JS & AI • Hacker News Board

Re: Show HN: GitClassic.com, GitHub circa 2015 without JS & AI

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, Jan 19, 2026, 11:11 PM UTC

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Re: Show HN: GitClassic.com, GitHub circa 2015 without JS & AI

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Post by heythisischris » Mon, Jan 19, 2026, 11:29 PM UTC

smarx007 wrote: post #5

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...

Oh yes, brings back memories from my agency days... SourceTree, JIRA, and the better Slack icon. I'll start targeting this layout.

Re: Show HN: GitClassic.com, GitHub circa 2015 without JS & AI

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Post by crtasm » Tue, Jan 20, 2026, 3:09 AM UTC

I like it!

yt-dlp's readme seems to confuse the parser: https://gitclassic.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp

Re: Show HN: GitClassic.com, GitHub circa 2015 without JS & AI

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Post by liviux » Tue, Jan 20, 2026, 5:46 AM UTC

It's 2026 Chris, get over it.

Re: Show HN: GitClassic.com, GitHub circa 2015 without JS & AI

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Post by 000ooo000 » Tue, Jan 20, 2026, 10:33 AM UTC

>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.